Functional Evaluation of Olfactory Pathways in Living Xenopus TadpolesBeatrice Terni *1,2,3, Paolo Pacciolla *1,2,3, Margalida Perelló 1,2,3, Artur Llobet 1,2,3
1Laboratory of Neurobiology, Neuroscience Program, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 2Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapy, School of Medicine, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, 3Institute of Neurosciences, University of Barcelona, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
Xenopus tadpoles offer a unique platform to investigate the function of the nervous system in vivo. We describe methodologies to evaluate the processing of olfactory information in living Xenopus larvae in normal rearing conditions or after injury.