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Protocols for Oral Infection of Lepidopteran Larvae with Baculovirus
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In this video, we demonstrate oral infection techniques of lepidopteran larvae with baculovirus in order to determine insecticidal efficiency.
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Microgavage of Zebrafish Larvae
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We present a novel method for microgavage of larval zebrafish utilizing standard embryo microinjection and stereomicroscopy equipment. We demonstrate that microgavage is a safe and efficient technique useful for delivering controlled amounts of diverse materials specifically into the larval zebrafish intestinal lumen.
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Isolation of Neonatal Extrahepatic Cholangiocytes
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2014
A technique to isolate cholangiocytes from the extrahepatic bile ducts of neonatal mice is described. The ducts are meticulously dissected, and then cells are isolated by outgrowth in thick collagen gels. This method provides a useful tool for studying extrahepatic bile duct development and pathology.
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Transcutaneous Microcirculatory Imaging in Preterm Neonates
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2015
Microcirculatory imaging (MI) is used to monitor peripheral perfusion in critically ill or preterm neonates. This manuscript and video demonstrates the optimal approach for obtaining high-quality images.
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Hemodynamic Precision in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit using Targeted Neonatal Echocardiography
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2023
Presented here is a protocol to perform comprehensive neonatal echocardiography by trained neonatologists in the neonatal intensive care unit. The trained individuals provide longitudinal assessments of heart function, systemic and pulmonary hemodynamics in a consultative role. The manuscript also describes the requirements to become a fully trained neonatal hemodynamics specialist.
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At this stage, embryonic organization gives way to coordinated cell differentiation and organ maturation. The resulting changes support movement and, in many species, the beginning of feeding and metamorphic development. Tracking these linked processes helps investigators distinguish effects on basic maturation from effects that appear later in growth or behavior.
These influences can alter survival, growth, behavior, and developmental progression during a highly responsive period. Developmental plasticity means that larvae may adjust their outcomes when conditions change, while chemical or biological stressors can disrupt normal maturation. Comparing responses across conditions helps connect environmental exposure with later-life traits.
Their small size, early developmental state, and sensitivity to biological or chemical conditions provide a defined window for observing rapid changes. Researchers can examine how cellular differentiation, organ maturation, movement, and feeding emerge together. This makes the stage useful for linking early physiological events with survival, growth, and subsequent development.
A study can begin by identifying newly hatched larvae and recording their developmental condition before exposing them to selected chemical, biological, nutritional, or environmental conditions. Researchers then follow changes in survival, growth, movement, behavior, and maturation. Comparing these outcomes across conditions reveals which influences are associated with altered development.
Useful outcomes include survival, growth, movement, behavior, organ maturation, and progression toward feeding or metamorphic development when those processes occur in the species studied. These measures can be evaluated together because a condition may affect one aspect of development more strongly than another, helping researchers identify specific rather than generalized effects.
They are valuable when researchers need to examine how chemical or biological conditions influence an early life stage. Larval sensitivity can reveal effects on survival, growth, behavior, and development, while ecological studies can relate those responses to environmental conditions. The findings may also clarify how early exposure contributes to later-life traits.
Researchers can use this early stage to investigate how genes influence cell differentiation, organ maturation, movement, growth, and later developmental progression. Observing larval outcomes under different biological conditions helps connect genetic regulation with visible traits. This approach places early development within a broader biology framework that includes physiology, survival, and behavior.