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Light-sheet microscopy for everyone? Experience of building an OpenSPIM to study flatworm development.

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Handberg-Thorsager,  Mette
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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Tomancak,  Pavel
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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Pitrone,  Peter Gabriel
Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Max Planck Society;

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Girstmair, J., Zakrzewski, A., Lapraz, F., Handberg-Thorsager, M., Tomancak, P., Pitrone, P. G., et al. (2016). Light-sheet microscopy for everyone? Experience of building an OpenSPIM to study flatworm development. BMC Developmental Biology, 16(1): 22.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0001-02F7-6
Abstract
Selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM a type of light-sheet microscopy) involves focusing a thin sheet of laser light through a specimen at right angles to the objective lens. As only the thin section of the specimen at the focal plane of the lens is illuminated, out of focus light is naturally absent and toxicity due to light (phototoxicity) is greatly reduced enabling longer term live imaging. OpenSPIM is an open access platform (Pitrone et al. 2013 and OpenSPIM.org) created to give new users step-by-step instructions on building a basic configuration of a SPIM microscope, which can in principle be adapted and upgraded to each laboratory's own requirements and budget. Here we describe our own experience with the process of designing, building, configuring and using an OpenSPIM for our research into the early development of the polyclad flatworm Maritigrella crozieri - a non-model animal.