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Brain Ventricular Microinjections of Lipopolysaccharide into Larval Zebrafish to Assess Neuroinflammation and Neurotoxicity
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Brain Ventricular Microinjections of Lipopolysaccharide into Larval Zebrafish to Assess Neuroinflammation and Neurotoxicity
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07:31 min

August 23, 2022

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Chapters

  • 00:05Introduction
  • 00:39Preparing and Mounting Zebrafish for Microinjections
  • 02:22Injecting the Brain Ventricle
  • 03:08Imaging
  • 03:43Determination of Gene Expression Markers
  • 04:44Zebrafish Locomotive Behavioral Assay
  • 05:34Results: Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation to Assess the Levels of Proinflammatory Mediators
  • 07:02Conclusion

Summary

Automatic Translation

This protocol demonstrates the microinjection of lipopolysaccharide into the brain ventricular region in a zebrafish larval model to study the resulting neuroinflammatory response and neurotoxicity.

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