Construction of Bilateral Cannulas, Obturators, and Caps
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Construction of Microinjectors
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Animal Maintenance and Vaginal Smears
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Microinjection of TTX or Vehicle Solutions into Freely Moving Rats
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Tissue Processing
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Results: Percentage of Ovulating Animals and Median of the Number of Ova Shed after Microinjection with Artificial Cerebrospinal Fluid (ACSF) or Tetrodotoxin (TTX)
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Conclusion
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This protocol allows researchers to explore the nuclei of the neuronal circuits that regulates ovulation in female mammals at specific times of their estrous cycle.This technique can be adapted to study any process on the regulation of the brain i
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Denne protokol beskriver opførelsen af et billigt mikroinjektionssystem, dets stereotaxiske implantation i dybhjernestrukturer og proceduren for tidsurige mikroinjektioner af tetrodotoksin hos vågne og hæmningsløse rotter. Målet er at afsløre deltagelsen af hypothalamus strukturer i reguleringen af ægløsning ved at hæmme deres neurale aktivitet.