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Minimally-invasive Technique for Injection into Rat Optic Nerve
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Neuroscience
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JoVE Journal Neuroscience
Minimally-invasive Technique for Injection into Rat Optic Nerve

Minimally-invasive Technique for Injection into Rat Optic Nerve

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07:34 min

May 19, 2015

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07:34 min
May 19, 2015

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Direct injection into the rat optic nerve is useful for regenerative research. We demonstrate a minimally-invasive technique for direct injection into a rat optic nerve that does not involve opening the skull. Using this method, surgical complications are minimized and recovery is more rapid.

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