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Labeling and Imaging Cells in the Zebrafish Hindbrain
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2010
Key to understanding the morphogenetic processes that shape the early embryo is the ability to image cells at high resolution. We describe here a technique for labeling single cells or small clusters of cells in whole zebrafish embryos with membrane-targeted Green Fluorescent Protein.
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Mouse Hindbrain Ex Vivo Culture to Study Facial Branchiomotor Neuron Migration
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2014
Embryonic neurons are born in the ventricular zone of the neural tube, but migrate to reach appropriate targets. Facial branchiomotor (FBM) neurons are a useful model to study neuronal migration. This protocol describes the wholemount ex vivo culture of mouse embryo hindbrains to investigate mechanisms that regulate FBM migration.
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The Mouse Hindbrain As a Model for Studying Embryonic Neurogenesis
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2018
This article demonstrates how the mouse embryonic hindbrain can be used as a model for studying developmental neurogenesis in both whole organ and tissue section preparations.
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Electroporation of the Hindbrain to Trace Axonal Trajectories and Synaptic Targets in the Chick Embryo
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2013
How neuronal networks are established in the embryonic brain is a fundamental question in developmental neurobiology. Here we combined an electroporation technique with novel genetic tools, such as Cre/Lox–plasmids and PiggyBac-mediated DNA transposition system in the avian hindbrain to label dorsal interneurons and track their axonal projections and synaptic targets at various developmental stages.
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Microbial Morphologies
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2025
Bacterial and archaeal cells exhibit remarkable diversity in shape and structure, critical in their adaptability and functionality. Among bacteria, the most commonly observed shapes include cocci and bacilli. Cocci are spherical and may exist singly or in groupings such as pairs (diplococci), chains (streptococci), clusters (staphylococci), or tetrads. Bacilli, in contrast, are rod-shaped and can also occur as single cells, in pairs, or chains, depending on their environmental and genetic...
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Patterned growth of the embryonic rhombencephalon organizes the hindbrain into recognizable neural compartments. These compartments provide a developmental framework in which nuclei, fiber tracts, and cerebellar layers acquire their positions and relationships. Studying this organization allows neuroscientists to connect mature anatomical patterns with the developmental processes that produced them, rather than treating structure as an isolated arrangement.
Nuclei and fiber tracts expose the internal organization of hindbrain circuits. Nuclei identify structured groups of neural tissue, while fiber tracts show routes connecting regions within the hindbrain and linking it with the spinal cord. Examining both features helps researchers relate anatomical pathways to functions such as movement, breathing, and coordination.
Cerebellar layers provide an additional level of anatomical organization beyond the overall shape of the hindbrain. Their arrangement can be examined alongside nuclei and fiber tracts to characterize how cerebellar structure fits into broader hindbrain architecture. This layered organization is especially relevant when researchers investigate the anatomical basis of coordination and interpret developmental changes.
Comparative analysis distinguishes structural features that are conserved across species from those that are specialized. Researchers can therefore use similarities to identify broadly shared hindbrain organization while examining differences that may reflect species-specific adaptations. This perspective places observations from experimental neuroscience in a wider biological context and helps clarify which anatomical patterns are general rather than unique.
Histology, neuroimaging, and experimental neuroscience provide complementary ways to study hindbrain structure. Histological findings contribute anatomical detail, neuroimaging supports examination of structures in imaging-based investigations, and experimental studies connect observed organization with neural function. Using these approaches together helps researchers interpret compartments, nuclei, fiber tracts, and cerebellar layers across different research settings.
Because hindbrain architecture develops through patterned growth, morphological analysis can reveal how abnormal development or injury affects its organization. Researchers may compare the arrangement of compartments, nuclei, fiber tracts, or cerebellar layers with expected anatomy. These structural comparisons support efforts to characterize disorders and injury-related changes and to relate them to affected neural functions.
Structural analysis gives neuroscientists a framework for relating hindbrain anatomy to essential functions. The locations and connections of nuclei, fiber tracts, and cerebellar layers can be considered alongside roles in movement, breathing, and coordination. This relationship helps researchers interpret experimental findings and connect observations from anatomy, development, histology, and neuroimaging with neural function.