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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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Isolation and Culture of Oculomotor, Trochlear, and Spinal Motor Neurons from a Mouse Embryo
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2025
The video demonstrates the isolation of oculomotor, trochlear, and spinal motor neurons from a transgenic mouse embryo. The embryo expresses motor neurons labeled with a green fluorescent protein (GFP) for easy visualization and identification. The motor neurons are surgically isolated under a fluorescence microscope and maintained in a culture medium.
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By removing direct influence from the forebrain and spinal cord, the preparation allows researchers to examine properties arising within the hindbrain itself. This separation is useful for determining whether neural patterning, motor or sensory circuit behavior, neuronal differentiation, or developmental signaling depends on local mechanisms rather than interactions with adjacent regions.
Maintaining relevant tissue organization keeps the spatial relationships needed to examine hindbrain structure and function. If organization is preserved during removal, researchers can investigate region-specific responses and developmental processes in a controlled preparation. This makes it easier to relate observed behavior or signaling to the hindbrain’s own arrangement rather than to a disorganized tissue sample.
The isolated preparation supports analysis of intrinsic properties, including how hindbrain regions become organized, how neurons differentiate, and how local motor and sensory circuits develop or respond. It also permits focused study of developmental signaling within the hindbrain, helping researchers identify processes that shape this region without direct input from the forebrain or spinal cord.
Preparation requires precise dissection to separate the hindbrain from adjacent brain regions while preserving relevant tissue organization. The tissue is then examined as an isolated preparation so its structure, development, function, or region-specific responses can be assessed under controlled conditions. The critical procedural goal is selective removal without losing the organization needed for interpretation.
Researchers may choose this approach when they need to focus specifically on hindbrain mechanisms and reduce direct influences from the forebrain or spinal cord. It is particularly relevant for studies of neural patterning, neuronal differentiation, motor and sensory circuits, and developmental signaling where region-specific responses would be difficult to separate in a complete brain preparation.
These preparations provide a controlled foundation for identifying local mechanisms that shape hindbrain organization and function. Such information can support investigations of disorders involving brainstem-related functions and inform studies of potential therapies by clarifying which processes originate within the hindbrain. The method therefore links developmental and circuit-level analysis with disease-oriented neuroscience research.