1Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery,University of Missouri School of Medicine, 2Department of Biomedical Sciences,University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, 3Division of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery,Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine – Baylor Scott & White, 4Department of Veterinary Pathobiology,University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine, 5Department of Medicine,University of Missouri School of Medicine
Summary
This protocol describes a serial transoral laryngoscopy approach for mice and rats that permits close-up, unobstructed video imaging of the larynx during breathing and swallowing using an optimized anesthetic regimen and finely tuned endoscopic manipulation techniques.
