This protocol describes a non-viral method of delivery of genetic constructs to a certain area of living rodent brain. The method consists of plasmid preparation, micropipette fabrication, neonatal rat pup surgery, microinjection of the construct, and in vivo electroporation.
Molotkov, D. A., Yukin, A. Y., Afzalov, R. A., Khiroug, L. S. Gene Delivery to Postnatal Rat Brain by Non-ventricular Plasmid Injection and Electroporation. J. Vis. Exp. (43), e2244, doi:10.3791/2244 (2010).