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Neuroscience · Biological Science

Useful Experimental Protocols

1. Two-Bottle Test Methods

2. General Molecular Biology

3. General Histology

4. Immunohistochemistry

5. In Situ Hybridization

6. LCM and MicroArrays


1. Two-Bottle Test Methods

Barcodes for 30 Water Bottles (requires 3 of 9 font) [Word] [Pages]

Barcodes for 30 Solution Bottles (requires 3 of 9 font) [Word] [Pages]

Doorsheet for Deprivation and Two-Bottle Tests [Excel] [Numbers]

Instructions for Weighing Bottles for Intake Tests [Word]

Barcode 3 of 9 font (FRE3OF9X) [TrueType Font]

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2. General Molecular Biology

Phenol-Chloroform Extraction / Ethanol Precipitation [Word]

Lithium Precipitation [Word]

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3. General Histology

Transcardiac Perfusion [Word]

Perfusion Buffers [Word] Cheat sheet for mxing up formaldehyde perfusion solution and saline preperfusion solution.

Freezing Sliding Microtome [Word]

Gelatin Subbing of Slides [Word]

Methyl Green Counterstaining [Word]

Cresyl Violet Counterstaining [Word]

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4. Immunohistochemistry

Brain Inventory sheet [Word] A table for posting on the fridge door listing all the brains and their progress in getting processed.

Immuno Time sheet [Word] The little sheet we use to record the exact times when the tissue sections were moved from step to step during the immuno.

Immunohistochemistry Buffers [Word] The cheat sheet for mixing up PB, PBS, PBS/BSA, and PBS/BSA/Triton.

Immunohistochemistry Staining [Word]

NADPH Diaphorase Activity [Word] The quick protocol for rapidly staining for presence of nitric oxide synthase enzyme activity.

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5. In Situ Hybridization

Oligo Tail-Labeling [Word]

cDNA Random Primed Labeling [Word]

Riboprobe Labeling [Word]

In Situ Hybridization with Free-Floating Sections [Word]

Photoemulsion dipping of In Situ Slides [Word]

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6. LCM and MicroArrays

Laser Capture Microscopy [Word]

BioRobotics Arrayer [Word]

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This page last updated on October 19, 2008 .

 

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