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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1997-4-2
pubmed:abstractText
In the present study an isolated preparation of the complete anuran central nervous system (CNS) is described which can be kept alive for several days and allows tracing, immunohistochemical and electrophysiological studies. A simple perfusion chamber is being used in which the isolated CNS preparation is superfused with oxygenated Ringer. The use of an isolated CNS has many advantages including: (1) virtually all areas are easily accessible at the same time without having the problem of blood vessels that hinder access; (2) large lesions and massive tracer applications are possible without survival problems of the animal, and tracers will not be translocated by blood circulation; (3) since pulsations caused by the pressure changes of blood circulation do not occur, intracellular recordings are comparatively easy and stable; and (4) this approach offers the possibility of working on the same brain for several days by storing the preparation in a refrigerator overnight at low temperatures, thus allowing extensive utilization of a single preparation and reduction in the number of experimental animals required. Some applications to the anuran auditory system illustrate that the isolated anuran CNS is well-suited for a variety of neuroanatomical and physiological techniques.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0165-0270
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
70
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
91-102
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of in vitro preparations of the isolated amphibian central nervous system in neuroanatomy and electrophysiology.
pubmed:affiliation
Zoologisches Institut, Universität zu Köln, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't