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Vascular Casting of Adult and Early Postnatal Mouse Lungs for Micro-CT Imaging
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Developmental Biology
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JoVE Journal Developmental Biology
Vascular Casting of Adult and Early Postnatal Mouse Lungs for Micro-CT Imaging

Vascular Casting of Adult and Early Postnatal Mouse Lungs for Micro-CT Imaging

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June 20, 2020

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June 20, 2020

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The aim of this technique is ex vivo visualization of pulmonary arterial networks of early postnatal and adult mice through lung inflation and injection of a radio-opaque polymer-based compound via the pulmonary artery. Potential applications for casted tissues are also discussed.

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