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An inhalation anaesthesia approach for neonatal mice allowing streamlined stereotactic injection in the brain

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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS
卷 342, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2020.108824

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Neonatal mouse; Inhalation anesthesia; Intracerebral injection; Viral injection; Brain transduction

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  1. Medical Research Council [MC_U105174197]
  2. MRC [MC_U105174197] Funding Source: UKRI

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Background: Investigating brain function requires tools and techniques to visualise, modify and manipulate neuronal tissue. One powerful and popular method is intracerebral injection of customised viruses, allowing expression of exogenous transgenes. This technique is a standard procedure for adult mice, and is used by laboratories worldwide. Use of neonatal animals in scientific research allows investigation of developing tissues and enables long-term study of cell populations. However, procedures on neonatal mice are more challenging, due to the lack of reliable methods and apparatus for anaesthesia of these animals. New method: Here, we report an inhalation-based protocol for anaesthesia of neonatal (P0-2) mice and present a custom 3D-printed apparatus for maintenance of anaesthesia during surgical procedures. Our optimised method of anaesthesia enables a rapid method of stereotactic injection in neonatal mice for transduction of brain tissue. Results and comparison with existing methods: This approach significantly enhances animal welfare and facilitates wider and simpler use of neonatal rodents in scientific research. We demonstrate this procedure for targeted labelling of specific brain regions, and in vivo modification of tissue prior to organotypic culture. Conclusions: Our protocol for reliable delivery of inhalational anaesthetics can be readily adopted by any laboratory and will enable safer use of neonatal rodents across a diverse spectrum of scientific disciplines. Application to stereotactic injections allows a rapid and efficient method for modification of brain tissue.

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