A simple and inexpensive method to fabricate a cannula system for intracranial injections in rats and mice

Journal of Pharmacological and Toxicological Methods

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 246-250

  Kokare, Dadasaheb M ^a   Shelkar, Gajanan P ^a   Borkar, Chandrashekhar D ^a   Nakhate, Kartik T ^a   Subhedar, Nishikant K ^b  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Dummy cannula; Guide cannula; Internal cannula; Stereotaxic cannulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CANNULATION; CHRONIC DRUG ADMINISTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; ETHANOL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MICE; NEEDLES; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; RATS; SELF ADMINISTRATION; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 81955162935     PISSN: 10568719     EISSN: 1873488X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vascn.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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