School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis

2 ARTICLES PUBLISHED IN JoVE

Immunology and Infection

Isolation and Quantification of Zika Virus from Multiple Organs in a Mouse

James D. Brien^*1, Mariah Hassert^*1, E. Taylor Stone¹, Elizabeth Geerling¹, Lillian Cruz-Orengo², Amelia K. Pinto¹

¹Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Saint Louis University, ²School of Veterinary Medicine University of California Davis

The goal of the protocol is to demonstrate the techniques used to investigate viral disease by isolating and quantifying Zika virus, from multiple organs in a mouse following infection.

Neuroscience

Reliable Isolation of Central Nervous System Microvessels Across Five Vertebrate Groups

Yinyu Yuan^*1, Jacquelyn R. Dayton^*1, Marie-Lena Freese², Bryce G. Dorflinger¹, Lillian Cruz-Orengo¹

¹Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, University of California Davis, ²University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover Foundation

The goal of this protocol is to isolate microvessels from multiple regions of the central nervous system of lissencephalic and gyrencephalic vertebrates.