University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Cluj-Napoca 3 articles published in JoVE Biology Mycorrhizal Maps as a Tool to Explore Colonization Patterns and Fungal Strategies in the Roots of Festuca rubra and Zea mays Vlad Stoian1, Roxana Vidican1, Larisa Corcoz1, Victoria Pop-Moldovan1 1Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca The protocol here describes the methods for the assessment of the arbuscular mycorrhizal colonization patterns and strategy in roots for two species: Zea mays and Festuca rubra. The use of the MycoPatt method permits the calculation of parameters, the conversion of mycorrhizal structures into digital data, and the mapping of their real position in roots. Medicine Dissection Techniques and Histological Sampling of the Heart in Large Animal Models for Cardiovascular Diseases Irina Constantin1, Alexandru Flaviu Tăbăran1 1Department of Pathology, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca Due to the complex anatomy, a consistently reproducible dissection and harvesting protocol for cardiac samples can be challenging to implement. This manuscript presents the key elements of some standard cardiac dissection protocols, highlighting both the gross examination approaches and the sampling sites commonly used for histopathologic examination. Developmental Biology Analysis of Chromosome Segregation, Histone Acetylation, and Spindle Morphology in Horse Oocytes Federica Franciosi1, Irene Tessaro1,2, Rozenn Dalbies-Tran3, Cecile Douet3, Fabrice Reigner4, Stefan Deleuze5, Pascal Papillier3, Ileana Miclea6, Valentina Lodde1, Alberto M. Luciano1, Ghylene Goudet3 1Department of Health, Animal Science and Food Safety, University of Milan, 2IRCCS. Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, 3PRC, CNRS, IFCE, Université de Tours, INRA, 4PAO, INRA, 5Clinique des Animaux de Compagnie et des Équidés, Université de Liège, 6University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania This manuscript describes an experimental approach to morphologically and biochemically characterize horse oocytes. Specifically, the present work illustrates how to collect immature and mature horse oocytes by ultrasound-guided ovum pick-up (OPU) and how to investigate chromosome segregation, spindle morphology, global histone acetylation, and mRNA expression.
