Anatomy-oriented stereotactic approach to cerebrospinal fluid collection in mice

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Extraction of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in small animal models is an indispensable technique used in neuroscience and neuro-oncology research but can be technically challenging due to the small size of the brain. Here we describe a simple, reliable, and highly reproducible method for collecting CSF from anesthetized laboratory mice based on anatomical foundation, with no requirement of introducing any custom-made types of equipment. The mouse's head is fixed to a stereotaxic frame in the position that allows the maximum opening of the cisterna magna. A Hamilton syringe attached with a 26 gauge needle is inserted stereotactically in parallel to the brain axis to reach the cistern. The clear CSF (approximately 10 µl) can then be drawn slowly in approximately 5 min. Our modified approach minimizes technical variations that can result from customized equipment, and is applicable in broad research settings.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:1774

Enthalten in:

Brain research - 1774(2022) vom: 01. Jan., Seite 147706

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shimizu, Kazuhide [VerfasserIn]
Gupta, Aaditya [VerfasserIn]
Brastianos, Priscilla K [VerfasserIn]
Wakimoto, Hiroaki [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CSF collection
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Cisterna magna
Journal Article
Mouse
Neuroscience
Neurosurgery

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Date Completed 28.03.2022

Date Revised 28.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.brainres.2021.147706

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM33270453X