Imperial College

The use of a simple device to cut and ‘roll’ mouse intestines to rapidly prepare whole mount preparations is described.

A reverse-genetics approach to understanding gene families associated with human disease is presented, using mouse as a model system, and the subsequent mouse phenotyping schedule is described. Because mice defective in a gene of interest, HtrA2, manifested Parkinsonian symptoms, the phenotyping regimen is focused on identifying neurological defects.

This protocol describes a simple method for concurrent recording of co-localized electroencephalography (EEG) and multi-laminar local field potential in an anesthetized rat. A burr hole drilled in the skull for the insertion of a microelectrode is shown to produce negligible distortion of the EEG signal.

The goal of this protocol is to provide a step-by-step guide to perform 3-D "liver-on-a-chip" infection experiments with the hepatitis B virus.