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Review
. 2016 May 19:5:F1000 Faculty Rev-915.
doi: 10.12688/f1000research.8127.1. eCollection 2016.

Recent advances in microscopic techniques for visualizing leukocytes in vivo

Rohit Jain  1 , Shweta Tikoo  1 , Wolfgang Weninger  2
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Review

Recent advances in microscopic techniques for visualizing leukocytes in vivo

Rohit Jain et al. F1000Res. .

Abstract

Leukocytes are inherently motile and interactive cells. Recent advances in intravital microscopy approaches have enabled a new vista of their behavior within intact tissues in real time. This brief review summarizes the developments enabling the tracking of immune responses in vivo.

Keywords: in vivo; leukocytes; visualizing.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

No competing interests were disclosed.

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Grants and funding

Wolfgang Weninger was supported by project grants 1066477, 1102398, 1104876 and 1106439, from the National Health and Medical Research Council Australia. Rohit Jain was supported by an Early Career Researcher grant from the Sydney Medical School, Sydney, Australia. Shweta Tikoo was supported by an Early Career Researcher grant from the Sydney Medical School and PdCCRS grant from Cure Cancer Australia.