This video presentation shows a method of harvesting the two most important highly vascular structures that support forebrain function. They are the cerebral surface (superficial) vasculature along with associated meninges (MAV) and the choroid plexus which are necessary for cerebral blood flow and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) homeostasis.
Bowyer, J. F., Thomas, M., Patterson, T. A., George, N. I., Runnells, J. A., Levi, M. S. A Visual Description of the Dissection of the Cerebral Surface Vasculature and Associated Meninges and the Choroid Plexus from Rat Brain. J. Vis. Exp. (69), e4285, doi:10.3791/4285 (2012).