Name: survivable stereotaxic surgery in rodents
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Supported by DK065872 (ENP), a Smith Family Foundation Award of Excellence in Biomedical Research (ENP), F31 DA023760.

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Two-month old average age C57BL/6J mice or equivalent or three-month old average age Sprague Dawley rats or equivalent are anesthetized with ketamine (60 mg/kg i.p. for rats; 100 mg/kg i.p for mice) and xylazine (10 mg/kg, i.p. for either species). Sedation is monitored using a gentle toe pinch withdraw reflex demonstrated in <a href="https://www.jove.com/index/details.stp?ID=236">Walantus et al.</a>(JoVE, 6, 2007) and <a href="https://www.jove.com/index/details.stp?ID=404">Szot et al.</...

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In vivo microdialysis is the tool of choice for measuring multiple neurotransmitters and metabolites in distinct brain sites of a living animal. However, it only monitors extracellular levels of neurochemicals and it does not offer the time resolution to monitor neurotransmitter exocytosis in real time. Through a version of the technique called "net-flux", the actual neurotransmitter concentration at a given site can be calculated, which in turn can give accurate measurements of neurotransmitter rate of reuptake through ...

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survivable stereotaxic surgery in rodents 

The ability to measure extracellular basal levels of neurotransmitters in the brain of awake animals allows for the determination of effects of different systemic challenges (pharmacological or physiological) to the CNS. For example, one can directly measure how the animal's midbrain dopamine projections respond to dopamine-releasing drugs like d-amphetamine or natural stimuli like food. In this video, we show you how to implant guide cannulas targeting specific sites in the rat brain, how to insert and implant a microdialysis probe and how to use high performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection (HPLC-EC) to measure extracellular levels of oxidizable neurotransmitters and metabolites. Local precise introduction of drugs through the microdialysis probe allows for refined work on site specificity in a compound s mechanism of action. This technique has excellent anatomical and chemical resolution but only modest time resolution as microdialysis samples are usually processed every 20-30 minutes to ensure detectable neurotransmitter levels. Complementary ex vivo tools (i.e., slice and cell culture electrophysiology) can assist with monitoring real-time neurotransmission.

Watch this Scientific Journal Video about Survivable Stereotaxic Surgery in Rodents at JoVE.com

Survivable Stereotaxic Surgery in Rodents

The monitoring of extracellular neurotransmitter levels in distinct brain regions of freely moving animals offers insights on the link between neurotransmitter release and behavior. In vivo microdialysis coupled with electrochemical detection provides excellent anatomical and chemical resolution; and information on how basal neurotransmission is altered by pharmacological or physiological manipulations.

Survivable Stereotaxic Surgery in Rodents 

The ability to measure extracellular basal levels of neurotransmitters in the brain of awake animals allows for the determination of effects of different ...

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