title: Rapid killing of single neurons by irradiation of intracellularly injected dye.
abstract: A simple technique for rapidly killing all or part of single neurons consists of filling the cell with Lucifer Yellow CH and irradiating all or part of it with intense blue light. Such treatment kills the irradiated part of the cell within a few minutes. Adjacent cells are not affected.
mesh_terms: D002470:Cell Survival / Q000187:drug effects; D004396:Coloring Agents / Q000633:toxicity; D006652:Histological Techniques; D006801:Humans; D008121:Nephropidae; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents