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In vivo Evaluation of Mucociliary Clearance in Mice
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Biology
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In vivo Evaluation of Mucociliary Clearance in Mice

In vivo Evaluation of Mucociliary Clearance in Mice

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December 18, 2020

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06:35 min
December 18, 2020

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In this publication, we describe protocols for assessing airway mucociliary clearance (MCC) in mice in vivo utilizing dual-modality radionuclide imaging. This protocol is designed for a single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and computed tomography (CT) acquisition protocol using mouse whole body (MWB) collimators in a dual SPECT/CT system.

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