Southern Cross University 1 article published in JoVE Medicine Excitotoxic Stimulation of Brain Microslices as an In vitro Model of Stroke Kathryn A. Skelding1, Jacinta M. Arellano2, David A. Powis3, John A. Rostas1 1School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Hunter Medical Research Institute, The University of Newcastle, 2School of Health and Human Sciences, Southern Cross University, 3School of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle We have developed a brain slice model which can be used to examine molecular mechanisms involved in excitotoxicity-mediated brain injury. This technique generates viable mature brain tissue and reduces animal numbers required for experimentation, whilst keeping the neuronal circuitry, cellular interactions, and postsynaptic compartments partly intact.
