Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

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Medicine

Rodent Heart and Brain Tissue Preparation for Digital Macro Photography after Ischemia-reperfusion

Edgars Liepinsh¹, Janis Kuka¹, Liga Zvejniece¹, Reinis Vilskersts¹, Maija Dambrova¹

¹Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Pharmacology, Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis

Presented here is a protocol for the standardized methodology of rodent tissue preparation after the ischemia-reperfusion experiment and guidelines for establishing lighting and camera setups for high-resolution image acquisition. This method is applicable to all experimental small-animal organ photography.