Figure 1: Transgenic expression of ChR2 in urinary bladder smooth muscles. | Scientific Reports

Figure 1: Transgenic expression of ChR2 in urinary bladder smooth muscles.

From: Optogenetic Modulation of Urinary Bladder Contraction for Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction

Figure 1

(a) Schematics of expression of optogenes in bladder SMCs. Offspring (3) from breeding floxed optogene mice (1) with SM22α-cre mice (2) express optogene in their smooth muscle cells. (b) Confocal image of detrusor slice from the transgenic mice. YFP signals were detected in SMC (smooth muscle actin (red) and DAPI (blue)). Scale bar, 25 µm.

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