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Measuring Diffusion Coefficients via Two-photon Fluorescence Recovery After Photobleaching
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2010
In this article we will describe the procedure for measuring diffusion coefficients using multi-photon fluorescence recovery after photobleaching. We will begin by aligning the laser along the optical path to the sample and determining the proper experimental parameters, then continue generating and finally fitting fluorescence recovery curves.
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Auricular Point Acupressure Therapy: A Safe and Effective Treatment for Postsurgical Abortion Recovery
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2026
This protocol details auricular plaster therapy using Vaccaria seeds on specific acupoints to promote recovery after surgical abortion. As a non-pharmacological adjunct to conventional treatment, it reduces vaginal bleeding duration, alleviates symptoms, and accelerates menstrual cycle restoration, demonstrating both safety and efficacy in clinical application.
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Pig Surgical Preparation and Postoperative Care
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2026
All animal procedures described here must be conducted in accordance with institutional animal ethics guidelines and approved by IACUC. All procedures must follow the principles of the 3Rs—Replacement, Reduction, and Refinement—and must be performed by trained personnel. Surgical Preparation and Physiological Monitoring This video provides an introductory overview of surgical preparation, intraoperative monitoring, and postoperative care in swine. It is intended to familiarize learners with key...
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Ischemia-reperfusion Model of Acute Kidney Injury and Post Injury Fibrosis in Mice
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2013
We describe models of moderate and severe ischemia-reperfusion-induced kidney injury in which the mice undergo unilateral renal pedicle clamping followed by simultaneous or delayed contralateral nephrectomy, respectively. These models consistently give rise to renal dysfunction and post-injury fibrosis, but injury severity and survival are dependent on mouse background, age and surgical equipment.
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Monitoring Recovery of Laser-Ablated Interneuromast Cells in Zebrafish Using Confocal Microscopy
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2025
Source: Volpe, B. A., et al. Confocal Microscope-Based Laser Ablation and Regeneration Assay in Zebrafish Interneuromast Cells. J. Vis. Exp. (2020) This video demonstrates monitoring interneuromast cell recovery in zebrafish using confocal microscopy, tracking cell death and repair through time-lapse fluorescence imaging.
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Resolution of inflammation is necessary alongside wound healing because recovery requires tissues and neural systems to regain stable function after an operation. In neurological cases, persistent disruption during this period may affect cognition, movement, sensation, or pain. Tracking the course of inflammation therefore helps place functional changes within the broader recovery process.
Neuroplasticity allows surviving neural networks to reorganize in response to rehabilitation and sensory input. This reorganization can support the restoration of neural signaling and functional abilities even when neural tissue has been affected by surgery. Studying these changes helps explain why rehabilitation is central to recovery rather than treating healing as only a wound process.
These measures represent different aspects of neurological function, so examining them together provides a broader view than evaluating movement alone. Changes in cognition, sensation, or pain may reveal complications or progress that is not apparent from motor performance. Repeated assessment also helps clinicians track functional recovery over time.
Recovery reflects the interaction of wound healing, inflammation, neural signaling, neuroplasticity, rehabilitation, and sensory input. Because these processes do not necessarily change in parallel, two functional domains may progress differently during the same period. Recognizing this coordinated but variable course supports more individualized interpretation of recovery and rehabilitation needs.
Rehabilitation and sensory input provide conditions that encourage surviving neural networks to reorganize through neuroplasticity. Their role is not limited to strengthening a recovering body part; they also engage neural systems involved in restoring function. In neuroscience, this approach helps connect observed functional improvement with mechanisms of neural adaptation and repair.
Brain and spinal surgery are important settings because recovery may involve changes in cognition, movement, sensation, pain, and neural signaling. Studying these procedures allows researchers to examine how wound healing, inflammation, neuroplasticity, and rehabilitation relate to functional outcomes. The findings can inform individualized rehabilitation and broader research on neural repair.
Monitoring cognition, movement, sensation, and pain provides functional information that can be used to follow each person's recovery pattern. Clinicians can identify complications and evaluate progress rather than relying only on the passage of time. In this way, assessment supports individualized rehabilitation and helps connect treatment decisions with measurable neurological outcomes.
Research on recovery after surgery contributes to the study of neural repair, brain health, and long-term quality of life. It also examines how surviving neural networks reorganize and how rehabilitation relates to restored function. These questions extend beyond immediate healing, linking postoperative outcomes with the larger neuroscience of adaptation and recovery.