Kuopio University Hospital

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Medicine

Extracting the Cochlea from a Human Temporal Bone: A Cadaveric Protocol

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kuopio University Hospital

This article presents a reliable method for extracting the human cochlea from the cadaver temporal bone by drill-out while following distinct anatomical landmarks.

Genetics

Exercise Test for Evaluation of the Functional Efficacy of the Pig Cardiovascular System

Anni Määttä^*1, Niko Järveläinen^*1, Jaakko Lampela¹, Seppo Ylä-Herttuala^1,2

¹A.I. Virtanen Institute, University of Eastern Finland, ²Heart Center and Gene Therapy Unit, Kuopio University Hospital

The present protocol describes a large animal exercise test model to assess the functional capacity of the cardiovascular system for evaluating the efficiency of new therapies in the preclinical setting. It is comparable to a clinical exercise test.