この作業は、保健研究のカナダの研究所によってサポートされていました。

実験は、ラットが彼らの避難所からの文字列の末尾にある食べ物をペレット化する香りの文字列は、次の往路の後に帰国するchallangedされた小説のタスクを悪用して推測航法対操縦する海馬の寄与を検討した。対照ラットでは、両方の空間とデッドレコニング戦略を用いて効率的にナビゲート。采 - 脳弓の病変を有するラットは、正常に空間的な戦略を使用して操作がデッドレコニングを使用するように強制するときに障害された。これらの結果は、海馬体の整合性が推測航法に不可欠であるという仮説と一致している。これはまた、犬以外の動物での追跡の最初のデモがあります。 タスクの要求この研究の新規な特徴は、被験者が食料ペレットに臭気証跡を追跡するために許可されて香りの文字列の利用であった。追跡の使用は、いくつかの方法でラットのホーミング行動の分析を容易にします。最初に、ラットの外側へのパスとキューが指定されています。ラットは、表面嗅覚手がかり（MaaswinkelとWhishaw、1999）を使用しての非常に有能であり、そしてその香りの文字列の使用は、それらを特定のキューに集中することになります。第二に、ラットのすべてが全く同じ往路を提示することができます。これは、ランダムに配置された食べ物を探しに行き当たりばったりと個々の外側へのルートを取るときに発生するばらつきを削除します。手順の3番目の重要な特徴は、ラットが外側と家路に向かう旅の間にキューとナビゲーション戦略を切り替えたときに判断することが可能だったということです。研究の過程では、ラットは、リニアトラック、ポリゴンのトラック、そして八角形のトラックが含まれて追跡する問題、多数の受賞。何が、しかし、問題のすべてで類似していた目隠しをしたとき、彼らは空間的な手がかりを使用することができるときに自宅をナビゲートするラットの能力（視覚や嗅覚）とデッドレコニングの手がかりを（使用して帰宅する能力との間で行われた比較だったか）赤外光の中でテストされています。 キューの使用彼らが目撃されたとき、制御と采 - 脳弓のラットの両方は、遠回りの往路を終えて家に比較的直接旅した。そうすることで、彼らはおそらく自分のホームベースに戻るには、安定した視覚的な部屋の手がかりを使用。多角形のトラックで目隠しをし、提示されたとき、コントロールラットには、まだ香りのトラックを無視して、自宅の直接ルートを取ったため、&quot;多角形を閉じる。&quot;彼らはおそらく往路で生成された自己運動の手がかりを統合していたそうすることで。彼らは目隠しを着たり、赤外線でテストされた時空間からの推測航法の戦略に切り替えるための制御ラットの能力とは対照的に、idiotheticナビゲーションの采 - 脳弓ラットの減損は全く明らかにされた。むしろ多角形のトラックを実行した後、直接ルートの家を取るよりも、彼らは、香りのトラックを移転し、開始位置に戻ってそのルートを再トレース。その結果、彼らの家に閉じこめられたルートは、彼らの発信ルートのように遠回りだった。これは、単に便利の問題ではなかった&quot;自宅簡単にルートを取る。&quot;香りのトラックが削除されたときは、采 - 脳弓のラットは、混乱になりテーブルの上に食べ物を食べ、その後、彼らは避難所を取り戻したまで、ほとんど無計画に歩き回りました。従って、それらは推測航法の戦略を使用するために強制された状況で、彼らはそうすることができませんでした。この結果は、海馬ラットは優先的に推測航法ナビゲーションの戦略（ピアースら、1998）を使用することを提案を確認するために失敗します。 結論現代の研究では、海馬が空間的な行動のいくつかの中心的な役割を果たしていることを示唆している[しかしスクワイア（1992）参照]が、この役割（オキーフとネーデル、1978に関する異なる見解があります。ワーデン、1992;ミュラーら、1996; WhishawとMaaswinkel、1998）。現在の知見は、海馬が推測航法における役割を果たしているという考えをサポートしています。この結論は、海馬はそれがポイント（。。マクノートンら、1996;。Samsonovichとマクノートンは、1997年Whishawら、1995a、B、1997）との間のベクトルを生成できる内に生得的な空間的なフレームワークが含まれていることを前の提案と整合的である。今回の結果は、推測航法における海馬の役割をサポートしていますが、それらは排他的な機能としてこれを割り当てることで決定的なものではありません。海馬の動物はまたワーキングメモリの需要が高いされている新しい空間の問題を学習に損なわれている（シャピロとオコナー、1992;アンジェら、1993;。Whishawとジャラード、1995、1996）。これは、1つの問題と（Whishawら、1997）、またはそれが推測航法の障害があることを、次の指示ができるが、1つの側面間の遷移でそのデッドレコニング情報補助を意味するかもしれません空間的な動作とメモリ（オキーフとネーデル、1978）の一般的な海馬の機能の。

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a video demonstration of preserved piloting by scent tracking but impaired dead reckoning after fimbria-fornix lesions in the rat

パイロットの仕事と推測航法の戦略は非常に異なるキューの星座や計算プロセス（ダーウィン、1873使用し、バーロウ、1964年、オキーフとネーデル、1978;ミッテルステットとミッテルステット、1980; Landeauら、1984;。エティエンヌ、1987; Gallistelを、 1990;マウラーとSéguinot、1995）。推測航法が自己運動によって生成された手がかりの統合を必要としますが、操縦は、比較的安定した外部（視覚、嗅覚、聴覚）手がかり間の関係を使用する必要があります。動物は、前庭受容体からの自己運動の情報を取得し、そしておそらく筋肉や関節の受容体、および運動を生成するコマンドの遠心性コピー。動物はまた、視覚、聴覚、そしてその動きによって引き起こされる嗅覚刺激のフローを使用することができます。操縦strategyの動物を使用すると、その環境の場所に方向と距離を判断する推測航法の戦略を使用してのに対し、それだけで左の位置に戻すためには、その前の動きによって生成された手がかりを統合することができる幾何学的計算を使用することができます。推測航法は、口語で&quot;方向感覚&quot;と呼ばれて&quot;距離感。&quot; 海馬は（オキーフとネーデル、1978;オキーフとスピークマン、1987）パイロットに関与しているというかなりの証拠があるが。WhishawとMaaswinkel、1998、行動（Whishawら、1997年から証拠もある。 MaaswinkelとWhishaw、1999）、モデリング（Samsonovichとマクノートン、1997）、および電気生理学的（O&#39;Mareら、1994;。シャープら、1995;。タウベとバートン、1995;ブレアとシャープ、1996;マクノートンら。、1996;ウィーン、1996;海馬体が推測航法に関与していることをゴロブとタウベ、1997）の研究。ナビゲーションの二つの形式に対する海馬の相対的な寄与は、しかしながら、依然として不明である。動物は戦略と手がかりの使用で非常に柔軟であるため、通常、それは（エティエンヌら動物は、推測航法の戦略対操縦を使用していることを確信することは困難であり、1996;。Dudchenkoら、1997;。Martinら、1997; MaaswinkelとWhishaw、1999）。現在のビデオデモの目的は、これらの戦略の使用中の海馬の相対的な寄与を調べるために、キューの仕様の問題を解決することでした。ラットは、彼らはペレットがオープンフィールドに隠された大規模な食糧を得るために、リニアまたはポリゴン香りのコースを続けている内に新しいタスクで​​訓練された。ラットが避難所に戻って食料を運ぶために性癖を持っているので、ホームベースに戻るために使用する精度と手がかりは、従属変数（Whishawと富江、1997）であった。食品とその避難所に到達するためのAAデッドレコニング戦略を使用するために動物を強制するには、ラットは、目隠しをするときにテストされたまたは赤外光下で、彼らが見ることができるスペクトルの波長は、と一部の実験では匂いの跡は、さらに後に削除されました動物は食べ物に達した。海馬体における情報の流れ（ブランド、1986）混乱させる海馬、采 - 脳弓（FF）病変の相対的な寄与を調べるために、メモリを（GaffanとGaffan、1991）損なう、と（Whishawとジャラード、空間的な欠損を生じる1995）、使用した。

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A Video Demonstration of Preserved Piloting by Scent Tracking but Impaired Dead Reckoning After Fimbria-Fornix Lesions in the Rat

パイロット香りトラッキングタスクでは、視覚的な臭気の証跡を使用してまたは赤外光のデッドレコニングを用いて食品と避難所に戻るには、ラットの能力は、前の動きの統合された記録は、海馬は推測航法のために必要であることを示している。

プリザーブドラットの采 - 脳弓の病変後に香りのトラッキングが障害推測航法による操縦のビデオデモ

Piloting and dead reckoning navigation strategies use very different cue constellations and computational processes (Darwin, 1873; Barlow, 1964; ...

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11.8K ビュー.  Canadian Centre for Behavioural Neuroscience, University of Lethbridge. パイロット香りトラッキングタスクでは、視覚的な臭気の証跡を使用してまたは赤外光のデッドレコニングを用いて食品と避難所に戻るには、ラットの能力は、前の動きの統合された記録は、海馬は推測航法のために必要であることを示している。

ビデオ: A Video Demonstration of Preserved Piloting by Scent Tracking but Impaired Dead Reckoning After Fimbria-Fornix Lesions in the Rat

Technical Demonstration of Whole Genome Array Comparative Genomic Hybridization

Array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) is a method for detecting gains and losses of DNA segments or gene dosage in the genome 1. Recent advances in this technology have enabled high resolution comparison of whole genomes for the identification of genetic alterations in cancer and other genetic diseases 2. The Sub-Megabase Resolution Tiling-set array (or SMRT) array is comprised of a set of approximately thirty thousand overlapping bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones that span the human genome in ~100 kilobase pair (kb) segments 2. These BAC targets are individually synthesized and spotted in duplicate on a single glass slide 2-4. Array CGH is based on the principle of competitive hybridization. Sample and reference DNA are differentially labeled with Cyanine-3 and Cyanine-5 fluorescent dyes, and co-hybridized to the array. After an incubation period the unbound samples are washed from the slide and the array is imaged. A freely available custom software package called SeeGH (www.flintbox.ca) is used to process the large volume of data collected - a single experiment generates 53,892 data points. SeeGH visualizes the log2 signal intensity ratio between the 2 samples at each BAC target which is vertically aligned with chromosomal position 5,6. The SMRT array can detect alterations as small as 50 kb in size 7. The SMRT array can detect a variety of DNA rearrangement events including DNA gains, losses, amplifications and homozygous deletions. A unique advantage of the SMRT array is that one can use DNA isolated from formalin fixed paraffin embedded samples. When combined with the low input requirements of unamplified DNA (25-100ng) this allows profiling of precious samples such as those produced by microdissection 7,8. This is attributed to the large size of each BAC hybridization target that allows the binding of sufficient labeled samples to produce signals for detection. Another advantage of this platform is the tolerance of tissue heterogeneity, decreasing the need for tedious tissue microdissection 8. This video protocol is a step-by-step tutorial from labeling the input DNA through to signal acquisition for the whole genome tiling path SMRT array.

This video is a technical demonstration of the hybridization protocol for whole genome tiling path array CGH, which scans the entire human genome using only 25-100 ng of DNA that can be isolated from a variety of sources, including archival formalin fixed material.

全ゲノムアレイ比較ゲノムハイブリダイゼーションの技術デモンストレーション

Array comparative genomic hybridization (array CGH) is a method for detecting gains and losses of DNA segments or gene dosage in the genome 1.  Recent ...

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High-Resolution Video Tracking of Locomotion in Adult Drosophila Melanogaster

Flies provide an important model for studying complex behavior due to the plethora of genetic tools available to researchers in this field. Studying locomotor behavior in Drosophila melanogaster relies on the ability to be able to quantify changes in motion during or in response to a given task. For this reason, a high-resolution video tracking system, such as the one we describe in this paper, is a valuable tool for measuring locomotion in real-time. Our protocol involves the use of an initial air pulse to break the flies momentum, followed by a thirty second filming period in a square chamber. A tracking program is then used to calculate the instantaneous speed of each fly within the chamber in 10 msec increments. Analysis software then compiles this data, and outputs a variety of parameters such as average speed, max speed, time spent in motion, acceleration, etc. This protocol will discuss proper feeding and management of flies for behavioral tasks, handling flies without anesthetization or immobilization, setting up a controlled environment, and running the assay from start to finish.

The study of complex locomotor behavior in Drosophila melanogaster is dependent upon the ability to quantify changes in a given fly's movement. This article demonstrates how to do this using a high-resolution tracking system.

アダルトキイロショウジョウバエのロコモーションの高解像度のビデオトラッキング

Flies provide an important model for studying complex behavior due to the plethora of genetic tools available to researchers in this field.  Studying ...

Visually Mediated Odor Tracking During Flight in Drosophila

Flying insects use visual cues to stabilize their heading in a wind stream. Many animals additionally track odors carried in the wind. As such, visual stabilization of upwind tracking directly aids in odor tracking. But do olfactory signals directly influence visual tracking behavior independently from wind cues? Additionally, recent advances in olfactory molecular genetics and neurophysiology have motivated novel quantitative behavioral analyses to assess the behavioral influence of (e.g.) genetically inactivating specific olfactory activation circuits. We modified a magnetic tether system originally devised for vision experiments by equipping the arena with narrow laminar flow odor plumes. Here we focus on experiments that can be performed after a fly is tethered and is able to navigate in the magnetic arena. We show how to acquire video images optimized for measuring body angle, how to judge stable odor tracking, and we illustrate two experiments to examine the influence of visual cues on odor tracking.

Here we describe how to optimize the acquired video image for an olfactory magnetic-tether (OMT) apparatus. We also describe two sample experimental protocols for studying visuo-olfactory fusion.

ショウジョウバエのフライトの間に視覚的に仲介臭気の追跡

Flying insects use visual cues to stabilize their heading in a wind stream. Many animals additionally track odors carried in the wind. As such, visual ...

Implantation of Engineered Tissue in the Rat Heart

Rodent surgery is often an important component in assessing the utility of engineered tissues. A wide variety of surgical procedures can be performed in common laboratory rats or mice and these quite frequently serve as an intermediate step between bench-top experiments and large animal testing or human trials. Given that rodents provide an established, cost-effective, and physiologically-relevant model system in which to test novel combinations of scaffolding materials and cells, they are particularly well-suited for cardiovascular tissue engineering studies. Presently, we describe an open-heart surgical procedure to implant engineered tissue containing myogenic progenitor cells in the atrioventricular (AV) groove of a rat heart. These implants are intended to create an electrical conduit between the right atrium and right ventricle with the ultimate goal of providing an alternative treatment to conventional pacemaker implantation in pediatric patients with complete heart block[1]. The engineered tissue is implanted in the AV-groove by means of a thoracotomy. For our purposes, Lewis rats are anesthetized and invasively ventilated to maintain positive airway pressure during the sterile surgical procedure. The approach to the heart is performed by a right thoracotomy through an antero-lateral incision at the 5th intercostal space. The tissue construct is fixed in the AV groove using a single 7-0 Prolene suture and positioned between the right ventricle and atrium at the ventral portion of the heart. The epicardium is partially removed to allow direct contact between the recipient myocardial cells and those contained in the engineered tissue. Following implantation, the chest wall is closed in layers, any pneumothorax is evacuated, and the animal is extubated and treated with analgesic.

Here, we describe a cardiac surgical procedure to implant engineered tissue in the atrioventricular (AV)-groove of an adult Lewis rat.

ラット心臓における培養組織の移植

Rodent surgery is often an important component in assessing the utility of engineered tissues. A wide variety of surgical procedures can be performed in ...

Tracking Morphogenetic Tissue Deformations in the Early Chick Embryo

Embryonic epithelia undergo complex deformations (e.g. bending, twisting, folding, and stretching) to form the primitive organs of the early embryo. Tracking fiducial markers on the surfaces of these cellular sheets is a well-established method for estimating morphogenetic quantities such as growth, contraction, and shear. However, not all surface labeling techniques are readily adaptable to conventional imaging modalities and possess different advantages and limitations. Here, we describe two labeling methods and illustrate the utility of each technique. In the first method, hundreds of fluorescent labels are applied simultaneously to the embryo using magnetic iron particles. These labels are then used to quantity 2-D tissue deformations during morphogenesis. In the second method, polystyrene microspheres are used as contrast agents in non-invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging to track 3-D tissue deformations. These techniques have been successfully implemented in our lab to studythe physical mechanisms of early head fold, heart, and brain development, and should be adaptable to a wide range morphogenetic processes.

This article describes surface labeling and ex ovo tissue culture in the early chick embryo. Techniques amenable to time-lapse bright field, fluorescence, and optical coherence tomography imaging are presented. Tracking surface labels with high spatiotemporal resolution enables kinematic quantities such as morphogenetic strains (deformations) to be calculated in both two and three dimensions.

初期のニワトリ胚の形態形成の組織の変形を追跡

Embryonic epithelia undergo complex deformations (e.g. bending, twisting, folding, and stretching) to form the primitive organs of the early embryo. ...

Isolation of Rat Portal Fibroblasts by In situ Liver Perfusion

Liver fibrosis is defined by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix by activated myofibroblasts. There are multiple precursors of hepatic myofibroblasts, including hepatic stellate cells, portal fibroblasts and bone marrow derived fibroblasts 1. Hepatic stellate cells have been the best studied, but portal fibroblasts are increasingly recognized as important contributors to the myofibroblast pool, particularly in biliary fibrosis 2. Portal fibroblasts undergo proliferation in response to biliary epithelial injury, potentially playing a key role in the early stages of biliary scarring 3-5. A method of isolating portal fibroblasts would allow in vitro study of this cell population and lead to greater understanding of the role portal fibroblasts play in biliary fibrosis.
Portal fibroblasts have been isolated using various techniques including outgrowth 6, 7 and liver perfusion with enzymatic digestion followed by size selection 8. The advantage of the digestion and size selection technique compared to the outgrowth technique is that cells can be studied without the necessity of passage in culture. Here, we describe a modified version of the original technique described by Kruglov and Dranoff 8 for isolation of portal fibroblasts from rat liver that results in a relatively pure population of primary cells.

Isolation of Rat Portal Fibroblasts by In situ Liver Perfusion

A technique for isolating portal fibroblasts from rat liver is described. Livers are perfused and digested in situ with collagenase, followed by ex vivo digestion of the liver slurry and size selection of cells. This method provides a pure population of portal fibroblasts without the need for passage in culture.

ラットポータル線維芽細胞の分離により、<em&gt;その場</em&gt;肝灌流

Liver fibrosis is defined  by the excessive deposition of extracellular matrix by activated  myofibroblasts. There are multiple precursors of hepatic ...

In Vivo 4-Dimensional Tracking of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in Adult Mouse Calvarial Bone Marrow

Through a delicate balance between quiescence and proliferation, self renewal and production of differentiated progeny, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) maintain the turnover of all mature blood cell lineages. The coordination of the complex signals leading to specific HSC fates relies upon the interaction between HSCs and the intricate bone marrow microenvironment, which is still poorly understood[1-2].
We describe how by combining a newly developed specimen holder for stable animal positioning with multi-step confocal and two-photon in vivo imaging techniques, it is possible to obtain high-resolution 3D stacks containing HSPCs and their surrounding niches and to monitor them over time through multi-point time-lapse imaging. High definition imaging allows detecting ex vivo labeled hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) residing within the bone marrow. Moreover, multi-point time-lapse 3D imaging, obtained with faster acquisition settings, provides accurate information about HSPC movement and the reciprocal interactions between HSPCs and stroma cells.
Tracking of HSPCs in relation to GFP positive osteoblastic cells is shown as an exemplary application of this method. This technique can be utilized to track any appropriately labeled hematopoietic or stromal cell of interest within the mouse calvarium bone marrow space.

In Vivo 4-Dimensional Tracking of Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cells in Adult Mouse Calvarial Bone Marrow

The nature of the interactions between hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) and bone marrow niches is poorly understood. Custom hardware modifications and a multi-step acquisition protocol allow the use of two-photon and confocal microscopy to image ex vivo labeled HSPCs homed within bone marrow areas, tracking interactions and movement.

成体マウス頭蓋冠骨髄中の造血幹細胞および前駆細胞のin vivo 4次元トラッキングで

Through a delicate balance between quiescence and proliferation, self renewal and production of differentiated progeny, hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) ...

Physiology Lab Demonstration: Glomerular Filtration Rate in a Rat

Measurements of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and the fractional excretion of sodium (Na) and potassium (K) are critical in assessing renal function in health and disease. GFR is measured as the steady state renal clearance of inulin which is filtered at the glomerulus, but not secreted or reabsorbed along the nephron. The fractional excretion of Na and K can be determined from the concentration of Na and K in plasma and urine. The renal clearance of inulin can be demonstrated in an anesthetized animal which has catheters in the femoral artery, femoral vein and bladder. The equipment and supplies used for this procedure are those commonly available in a research core facility, and thus makes this procedure a practical means for measuring renal function. The purpose of this video is to demonstrate the procedures required to perform a lab demonstration in which renal function is assessed before and after a diuretic drug. The presented technique can be utilized to assess renal function in rat models of renal disease.

The purpose of this protocol is to demonstrate the principles and techniques for measuring and calculating glomerular filtration rate, urine flow rate, and excretion of sodium and potassium in a rat. This demonstration can be used to provide students with an overall conceptual understanding of how to measure renal function.

生理学ラボデモンストレーション：ラットにおける糸球体濾過率

Measurements of glomerular filtration rate (GFR), and the fractional excretion of sodium (Na) and potassium (K) are critical in assessing renal function ...

Milk Collection in the Rat Using Capillary Tubes and Estimation of Milk Fat Content by Creamatocrit

Milk, as the sole source of nutrition for the newborn mammal, provides the necessary nutrients and energy for offspring growth and development. It also contains a vast number of bioactive compounds that greatly affect the development of the neonate. The analysis of milk components will help elucidate key factors that link maternal metabolism and health with offspring growth and development. The laboratory rat represents a popular model organism for maternal studies, and rat milk can be used to examine the effect of various maternal physiological, nutritional, and pharmacological interventions on milk components, which may then impact offspring health. Here a simple method of manually collecting milk from the lactating rat that can be performed by a single investigator, does not require specialized vacuum or suction equipment, and provides sufficient milk for subsequent downstream analysis is described. A method for estimating the fat content of milk by measuring the percentage of cream within the milk sample, known as the creamatocrit, is also presented. These methods can ultimately be used to increase insight into maternal-child health and to elucidate maternal factors that are involved in proper growth and development of offspring.

Milk is a primary source of nutrition for the neonate. Analysis of milk components may provide insight into maternal factors that affect offspring health. This protocol describes a manual method of collecting milk samples from the lactating rat, which can then be used for further downstream analysis.

キャピラリーチューブ、Creamatocritによって乳脂肪含量の推定を用いたラットにおける牛乳コレクション

Milk, as the sole source of nutrition for the newborn mammal, provides the necessary nutrients and energy for offspring growth and development. It also ...

Real Time In Vivo Tracking of Thymocytes in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye by Laser Scanning Microscopy

The purpose of the method being presented is to show, for the first time, the transplant of newborn thymi into the anterior eye chamber of isogenic adult mice for in vivo longitudinal real-time monitoring of thymocytes&#180; dynamics within a vascularized thymus segment. Following the transplantation, laser scanning microscopy (LSM) through the cornea allows in vivo noninvasive repeated imaging at cellular resolution level. Importantly, the approach adds to previous intravital T-cell maturation imaging models the possibility for continuous progenitor cell recruitment and mature T-cell egress recordings in the same animal. Additional advantages of the system are the transparency of the grafted area, permitting macroscopic rapid monitoring of the implanted tissue, and the accessibility to the implant allowing for localized in addition to systemic treatments. The main limitation being the volume of the tissue that fits in the reduced space of the eye chamber which demands for lobe trimming. Organ integrity is maximized by dissecting thymus lobes in patterns previously shown to be functional for mature T-cell production. The technique is potentially suited to interrogate a milieu of medically relevant questions related to thymus function that include autoimmunity, immunodeficiency and central tolerance; processes which remain mechanistically poorly defined. The fine dissection of mechanisms guiding thymocyte migration, differentiation and selection should lead to novel therapeutic strategies targeting developing T cells.

Real Time In Vivo Tracking of Thymocytes in the Anterior Chamber of the Eye by Laser Scanning Microscopy

The goal of the protocol is to show longitudinal intravital real-time tracking of thymocytes by laser scanning microscopy in thymic implants in the anterior chamber of the mouse eye. The transparency of the cornea and vascularization of the graft allows for continuously recording progenitor cell recruitment and mature T-cell egress.

生体内での実時間追跡レーザー顕微鏡による眼房内で胸腺細胞

The purpose of the method being presented is to show, for the first time, the transplant of newborn thymi into the anterior eye chamber of isogenic adult ...