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Intramuscular (IM) Injection: Compound Delivery into the Dorsal Muscle of an Adult Zebrafish
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2023
This video describes the technique of intramuscular injection for delivering compounds into the dorsal muscles of an adult zebrafish.
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Preparing and Administering Intramuscular Injections
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Source: Madeline Lassche, MSNEd, RN and Katie Baraki, MSN, RN, College of Nursing, University of Utah, UT Intramuscular (IM) injections deposit medications deep into the muscle tissue. Since muscle fibers are well perfused, this route of administration provides quick uptake of the medication and allows for the administration of relatively large volumes. Skeletal muscles have fewer pain-sensing nerves than subcutaneous tissue, which allows for the less painful administration of irritating drugs...
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Intramuscular Injections Along the Motor End Plates to Shuttle Tracers Directly into Rat Motor Neurons
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2025
Source: Mohan, R., et al. Intramuscular Injections Along the Motor End Plates: A Minimally Invasive Approach to Shuttle Tracers Directly into Motor Neurons. J. Vis. Exp. (2015)This video demonstrates the targeted delivery of a fluorescent neuronal tracer into motor neurons via intramuscular injection at the motor end plates (MEPs). It outlines the steps involved in preparing the rat, injecting the tracer, and assessing labeled motor neurons for neurotherapeutic potential.
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Intramuscular Injections Along the Motor End Plates: A Minimally Invasive Approach to Shuttle Tracers Directly into Motor Neurons
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2015
The efficacy of intramuscular uptake and retrograde transport of molecules to corresponding motor neurons depends on the location of the injection sites with respect to the motor end plates (MEPs). Here, we describe how to locate MEPs on skeletal muscles to optimise retrograde transport of tracers into motor neurons.
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Standard Electrode Potentials
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2020
On comparing the reactivity of silver and lead, it is observed that the two ionic species, Ag+ (aq) and Pb2+ (aq), show a difference in their redox reactivity towards copper: the silver ion undergoes spontaneous reduction, while the lead ion does not. This relative redox activity can be easily quantified in electrochemical cells by a property called cell potential. This property is commonly known as cell voltage in electrochemistry, and it is a measure of the energy which accompanies the charge...
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During contraction, muscle fibers undergo changes in membrane voltage that produce electrical potentials. The conductive sensor detects these potentials within the muscle and sends them to an amplifier, which makes the signals suitable for analysis. Depending on the recording, the resulting measurement can reflect activity from an individual muscle fiber or from a group of fibers.
Placement within muscle tissue allows an intramuscular electrode to record from a more localized region than a surface electrode. This localized access can expose spatial and temporal patterns of muscle activity that broader measurements may not resolve. The distinction is important when engineering systems that need detailed information about how muscle activity is distributed over time and location.
Electrode design affects how effectively bioelectric potentials are detected and transmitted for analysis. Signal quality determines how clearly researchers can characterize muscle activity and distinguish meaningful patterns. Evaluating both factors helps engineers assess whether a recording system captures the intended neuromuscular information and supports reliable development of measurement or interpretation systems.
The process begins by placing the thin conductive sensor within the muscle tissue, where it can detect bioelectric activity associated with contraction. The captured potentials are then transmitted to an amplifier and analyzed as electromyographic measurements. This workflow converts muscle membrane-voltage changes into data that can be used to study activity patterns or evaluate an engineered recording system.
Engineers use intramuscular recordings when localized information about muscle activity is important. Compared with surface measurements, the approach can help characterize spatial and temporal patterns that may otherwise remain unresolved. It is therefore useful for evaluating electrode designs, examining signal quality, and developing systems that require more detailed measurements of neuromuscular function.
Intramuscular recordings provide bioelectric measurements that systems can analyze to interpret muscle activity. In engineering research, this information can contribute to human-machine interfaces designed around neuromuscular signals. The recordings may also support evaluation of how effectively a system translates localized muscle activity into data suitable for further analysis or interaction with an engineered device.