A cerebellar window for intravital imaging of normal and disease states in mice.

ABSTRACT: The cerebellum is a prominent part of the vertebrate hindbrain that is critically involved in the regulation of important body functions such as movement coordination, maintenance of balance and posture, and motor control. Here, we describe a cerebellar window that provides access to the mouse cerebellum for intravital imaging, thereby allowing for a detailed characterization of the dynamic processes in this region of the brain. First, the skull overlying the cerebellum is removed, and then the window is applied to the region of interest. Windows may be exchanged depending on the desired imaging modality. This technique has a variety of applications. In the setting of medulloblastoma, spontaneous or orthotopically implanted lesions can be imaged, and tumor morphology and size can be monito

SUBMITTER: Askoxylakis V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5918134 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature