Shocktube Method to Model Highly Repetitive Low-Level Blast in Mice

May 24, 2024

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Preparation of a Shocktube for Modeling Highly Repetitive Low-Level Blasts

Procedure to Model Low-Level Blast Exposure in Mice Using a Shocktube

Adam Crabtree*¹, Cory McEvoy*^1,2, Peter Muench, Rebecca A. Ivory^4,5, Josh Rodriguez, Mohamed Omer, Trinity Charles, James S. Meabon⁶

¹United States Army Special Operations Command, ²CU Anschutz Center for COMBAT Research, Department of Emergency Medicine,University of Colorado School of Medicine, ³University of Washington School of Nursing, ⁴University of Delaware School of Nursing, ⁵Veterans Affairs Northwest Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC),VA Puget Sound Health Care System, ⁶Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences,University of Washington School of Medicine

Summary

Presented here are methods for producing repeated low-intensity blast exposures using mice.

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