Optimizing Mouse Urodynamic Techniques for Improved Accuracy Aytak Khabbaz 1,2, Kristen Lynn Cohen 1,2, Shengqi Zhang 1,2,3, Samhita Chakraborty 1,2, Yihong Zhang 1,2, Lingxiao Deng 1,2
1Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, 2Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Department of Neurological Surgery, Goodman and Campbell Brain and Spine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Zhongda Hospital Southeast University
This protocol provides a guide for waterproofing the skin with cyanoacrylate to prevent urine absorption by fur and skin. It includes instructions for applying the glue to the skin, implanting a bladder catheter, and electrodes for cystometry and external urethral sphincter electromyography recordings in awake mice.
