Parvalbumin staining in a whole mouse brain (40 µm max intensity projection).
Zoom in of hippocampus (left) and thalamic reticular nucleus (TRN, right) below.
Standard SHIELD protocol.
Passive delipidation with Clear+ Delipidation Buffer.
2 days blocking with Blocking Buffer at 37°C.
Radiant Labeling in SmartBatch+ using 6 µg Sheep anti-Parvalbumin antibody in the Single Sample Staining Cup.
Secondary Labeling with 12 µg Donkey anti-Sheep Alexa 555+ in SmartBatch+.
EasyIndex index matching and mounting.
Imaged on SmartSPIM with 3.6X objective.