GFP
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The initialism GFP may refer to:
- Government-Furnished Property in military worlds.
- Greatest fixed point in mathematics.
- Green fluorescent protein, a fluorescent marker frequently used in biology and neuroscience.
- Generic Framing Procedure, a layer 2 telecommunications protocol.
In neuroscience, GFP mice are used to image neurons in vivo or in vitro neurons. When exposed to a certain frequency of light, the neurons glow bright green. This allows scientists insight into subjects such as synaptic plasticity.
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