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Gene Delivery to Postnatal Rat Brain by Non-ventricular Plasmid Injection and Electroporation
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Chapters
- 00:00Title
- 00:29Method Overview
- 01:12Introduction
- 02:30Plasmid Preparation for Electroporation
- 03:31Glass Needle Preparation
- 04:07Microinjector Assembling
- 05:25Anaesthetizing Animal
- 06:42Surgery, Microinjection, Electroporation
- 09:22Results
- 10:19Conclusion
This protocol describes a non-viral method of delivery of genetic constructs to a certain area of living rodent brain. The method consists of plasmid preparation, micropipette fabrication, neonatal rat pup surgery, microinjection of the construct, and in vivo electroporation.
Tags
Gene DeliveryPostnatal Rat BrainNon-ventricularPlasmid InjectionElectroporationTransgenic AnimalsGene Of InterestKnockout AnimalsCompensatory MechanismsGene Expression TimingTransfected CellsMicroinjectionIn Vivo ElectroporationTargeted DeliverySiRNADye MoleculesNewborn Rodent BrainNon-migratory Cell TypesTwo-photon In Vivo ImagingElectrophysiological Experiments
