Perfusion, Dissection, and Fixation of Pubertal Ovaries
2:34
Whole-Mount Ovary Immunostaining
3:59
Clearing of Immunostained Whole-Mount Ovaries
4:54
Sample Setup and Imaging with a Multiphoton Microscope
6:54
Oocyte Quantification
9:28
Results: Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis of the Ovaries Using Immunostaining, Multiphoton Microscopy, and 3D Visualization
11:51
Conclusion
Transcript
This method can help answer one of the key questions in the reproductive field, namely how and when genetically regulated processes influence the size of the ovarian reserve which we know impact females, reproductive longevity This protocol can be
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Here, we present an optimized protocol for imaging entire ovaries for quantitative and qualitative analyses using whole-mount immunostaining, multiphoton microscopy, and 3D visualization and analysis. This protocol accommodates high-throughput, reliable, and repeatable processing that is applicable for toxicology, clinical diagnostics, and genomic assays of ovarian function.