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An Improved Method for Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid from Anesthetized Mice
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
An Improved Method for Collection of Cerebrospinal Fluid from Anesthetized Mice
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06:40 min

March 19, 2018

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Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 00:42Preparation for CSF Collection
  • 01:57Surgery to Expose the Cisterna Magna
  • 03:34CSF Collection
  • 05:53Results: Aβ ELISA Analysis of CSF Sample Collected
  • 06:13Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

This protocol describes an improved technique for the abundant collection of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with no contamination from blood. With greater sample collection and purity, more analyses can be performed using CSF to further our understanding of diseases that affect the brain and spinal cord.

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