Here we describe a microdissection technique followed by fluorescent dye injection into the acoustic ganglion of early chick embryos for selective tracing of auditory axon fibers in the nerve and hindbrain.
Allen-Sharpley, M. R., Tjia, M., Cramer, K. S. Selective Tracing of Auditory Fibers in the Avian Embryonic Vestibulocochlear Nerve. J. Vis. Exp. (73), e50305, doi:10.3791/50305 (2013).