Inside Cover: Noninvasive,high‐speed,near‐infrared imaging of the biomolecular distribution and molecular mechanism of embryonic development in fertilized fish eggs (J. Biophotonics 4/2018)
1. School of Science and Technology, Kwansei Gakuin University, Sanda, Japan;2. Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, CCB—Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine, Leopold‐Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria
Abstract:
The biomaterial distribution and its molecular mechanism of embryonic development in Japanese medaka fish were visualized without staining using high‐speed near‐infrared imaging. It was a remarkable achievement to visualize the structures of eyes, lipid bilayer membranes, micelles, and water structural variations at the interface of different substances. Furthermore, insights on lipid metabolism and membrane functions were obtained from the biased distribution of lipoproteins and the presence of unsaturated fatty acids in the egg membrane. Further details can be found in the article by Mika Ishigaki ( e201700115 )
