The Intravital Microscopy Core
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provides expert service, animal models, consultation training and intravital optical microscopy customized to the specific needs of individual kidney and urologic investigators.
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develops and characterizes novel biosensor probes and in vivo delivery methods for these probes, and characterizes transgenic rat models.
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further develops, characterizes and optimizes cutting edge technologies of intravital multiphoton microscopy including fluorescent lifetime imaging microscopy, and methods to increase the reach of two photon microscopy for three-dimensional imaging and quantitative analysis.
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provides any of the core's developed techniques, approaches and rat strains to other investigators locally, nationally and internationally.