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Implantation of Cranial Imaging Window in Mouse Model: A Surgical Procedure to Implant Glass-based Coverslip for Stable Optical Access to Regions of Murine Brain
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2023
This video presents a surgical procedure to implant cranial window in a mouse model for stable optical access to different regions of the brain.
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A Method for 2-Photon Imaging of Blood Flow in the Neocortex through a Cranial Window
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2008
Cortical blood flow dynamics can be studied in vivo by imaging fluorescent dextran dyes injected into the tail vein of rodents with 2-photon microscopy. This video shows how to image blood flow dynamics in neocortex of mice through a glass-covered cranial window preparation.
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An Explant Assay for Assessing Cellular Behavior of the Cranial Mesenchyme
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2013
The cranial mesenchyme undergoes dramatic morphogenic movements that likely provides a driving force for elevation of the neural folds1,2. Here we describe a simple ex vivo explant assay to characterize the cellular behaviors of the cranial mesenchyme during neurulation. This assay has numerous applications including being amenable to pharmacological manipulations and live imaging analyses.
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Quantifying Cognitive Decrements Caused by Cranial Radiotherapy
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2011
Cognitive impairment resulting from the radiotherapeutic management of brain tumors represents a clinically intractable condition that adversely impacts quality of life. The capability to critically evaluate potential interventions for ameliorating radiation-induced cognitive decrements ultimately depends on the capability to undertake rigorous quantitative assessments of cognition.
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Imaging Glioma Initiation In Vivo Through a Polished and Reinforced Thin-skull Cranial Window
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2012
By combining a polished and reinforced thin-skull (PoRTS) cranial window and glioblastoma (GBM) cell injection, we can observe glioma initiation and growth from injected GBM cells in the brain of a live mouse longitudinally.
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Openings in the skull provide routes for blood vessels, nerves, and the spinal cord to pass between the brain, facial structures, and the rest of the body. Their presence allows communication and supply without removing the protective role of the cranial cavity. Studying these pathways helps explain how cranial anatomy supports neurological and sensory function.
Connective tissues contribute to the organization and support of structures surrounding the cranial cavity. Along with the skull bones, they help maintain a protected environment for the brain while accommodating associated facial structures and sensory organs. Examining these tissues is relevant to understanding cranial development, structural relationships, and responses to injury.
Specialized structures within the cranial region support vision, hearing, and smell, while related anatomy contributes to movement. These functions connect sensory information with an organism’s interaction with its surroundings. Comparing the arrangement of these structures helps biologists relate cranial form to nervous system function and to the way organisms detect and respond to environmental conditions.
Researchers examine the bones, connective tissues, facial structures, sensory organs, and cranial cavity as related anatomical features. This coordinated view supports investigations of skull development rather than treating each structure in isolation. Such studies can clarify how protective, sensory, and facial components become organized and how cranial anatomy relates to nervous system function.
Analysis of the cranial region can focus on how damage or disease affects the protected brain, skull, connective tissues, nerves, blood vessels, or sensory structures. Because the region contains pathways and organs essential to nervous and sensory function, its anatomy provides context for studying neurological disorders, cranial injury, and their effects on organismal interaction.
Comparing cranial anatomy among vertebrates helps researchers investigate evolutionary changes in form and function. Differences in skull structures, facial anatomy, sensory organization, and protection of the brain can be considered together when interpreting biological change. This perspective connects cranial features with variation in nervous system function and environmental interaction across vertebrate organisms.