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Calcium sensors reach new heights

Nature Methods volume 10, page 824 (2013)Cite this article

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A handful of new 'GCaMPs' with improved properties for imaging neuronal activity are now available.

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  1. Erika Pastrana
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Pastrana, E. Calcium sensors reach new heights. Nat Methods 10, 824 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.2628

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