brain Protocols

Category: RNA Protocols: RNA-binding Protein Purification

Affinity Chromotography Magnetic Bead Purification of RNA-binding proteins from Rat Brain. Scaturro et al. 2003. - [Read Affinity Chromotography Magnetic Bead Purification of RNA-binding proteins from Rat Brain.]

Category: Cytogenetics Protocols: Spectral Karyotyping SKY Protocols

SKY has been applied to various tumor groups including hematological malignancies, sarcomas, carcinomas and brain tumors, with the intent of identifying specific chromosomal abnormalities that may provide insight to the genes involved in the disease process as well as identifying recurrent cytogenetic markers for clinical diagnosis and prognostic assessment. - [Read Applications of SKY in Cancer Cytogenetics]

Category: Histology Protocols: Tissue Sample Sectioning

Brain Sectioning Protocol and method. - [Read Brain Sectioning Protocol]

Category: Primary Cell Isolation and Culture Protocols: Laser Capture Microdissection Protocols

Three Ambion kits were used to quantitate specific miRNAs and to detect differential miRNA expression in various mouse brain regions and cell types isolated by laser capture microdissection (LCM). These techniques can be applied to studying miRNA in other species, tissues, and cell types. Includes: Obtain Laser Capture Microdissected Samples; Isolate miRNA from LCM Samples; Quantitate miRNA by qRT-PCR. - [Read Detect and Quantitate MicroRNA in Laser Capture Microdissection Samples]

Category: RNAi Technology Protocols

Information on how detect and quantitate MicroRNA in laser capture microdissection samples. Includes: Obtain Laser Capture Microdissected Samples; Isolate miRNA from LCM Samples; Quantitate miRNA by qRT-PCR; Detection of miRNA in Microdissected Tissue from Mouse Brain by qRT-PCR; Differential Expression of MicroRNA in Whole Brain Tissue Compared to a More Homogeneous Population of Cells. - [Read Detect and Quantitate MicroRNA in Laser Capture Microdissection Samples]

Category: Drosophila Protocols: Drosophila Dissection Protocols

Protocol for the dissection of Drosophila CNSs. Includes: Tools; Dissection of the CNS; Dissecting larval CNSs; Dissecting early pupae; Dissecting mid pupae; Dissecting late pupae; Dissecting the whole CNS; Dissecting only the brain proper; Taking the pupa out of the puparium. - [Read Dissection of Drosophila CNSs Protocol]

Category: Lipid Protocols

Protocol for the extraction of calf brain lipids. Protocol describes a rapid method to isolate lipids from bovine brain tissue using an organic solvent mixture of Chloroform and Methanol. - [Read Extraction of Calf Brain Lipids Protocol]

Category: Cytoskeleton Protocols: Actin Myosin Protocols

The same GFP-tagged actin construct used in cell transfection experiments has been used to produce transgenic mice. Transgenic animals allow the imaging of brain tissue in the intact animal, as acutely cut slices or as organotypic slice cultures. They also serve as a source of cells for imaging neurons at high resolution in dispersed low-density cell culture. In contrast to cells transfected in culture, where the level of actin-GFP expression in neurons varies considerably, transgenic mice... - [Read Imaging Actin in Tissue Slices from Transgenic Mouse Brain Protocol]

Category: Stem Cell Protocols: Stem Cell Culture Protocols

Describes the steps in detail to isolate and expand neural stem cells in the form of neurospheres from tissue dissections of the post-natal mouse brain. Procedures for the long term passage of neurospheres and the cryopreservation of neurospheres are also provided. In addition to the guidelines and tips for generating neurosphere cultures, we describe the method to prepare neurospheres for analysis by light microscopy. - [Read Neural Stem Cell Culture: Neurosphere Generation, Microscopical Analysis and Cryopreservation]

Category: Neuroscience: Neuron Cell Culture Protocols

Neuron Cell Culture Solutions, Neuron Culturing, Preparation of Brain Membrane Fractions, Biotinylation Assay of Receptor Endocytosis, PSD Prep. Ehlers lab Duke Univ. - [Read Neuron Culture Solutions]

Category: Cytoskeleton Protocols: Microtubules Protocols

The protocol calls for 3 pig brains, and should yield ~ 60 mg of purified tubulin. - [Read Porcine Brain Tubulin Prep Protocol]

Category: Protein Protocols: Western Blot Protocol

Western blotting using enriched membrane preparation and postsynaptic densities are desired. (BD Biosciences) - [Read Preparation of Brain Membrane Fractions for Western Blot Analysis]

Category: Chromatography Protocols

Purification by affinity chromatography of H1° RNA-binding proteins from rat brain. MARIA SCATURRO et al. - [Read Purification by affinity chromatography of H1° RNA-binding]

Category: Pharmacology and Toxicology Protocols: Drug Discovery

In Vitro ABC Transporter Assays for Hepato-Biliary DMPK; ABC transporter assays; Uptake transporter assays; Transporter assays for enteral absorption PK; Transporter Assays for Blood-Brain-Barrier PK; In Vitro Transporter Assays for renal excretion. - [Read SOLVO In Vitro Transporter Assay Technology]

Category: Immunology: Immunofluorescence Protocols

Protocol for stocker fly brain immunofluorescence. - [Read Stocker Fly Brain Immunofluorescence Protocol]