Methods

Department of Neuroanatomy

Staining techniques

  • In situ hybridization (ISH)
    • Chromogenic in situ hybridization (CISH)
    • Fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH)
  • Immunolabeling
    • Brightfield staining (DAB)
    • Fluorescent stains


Behavioral analysis of mice

  • Open field locomotion (Noldus)
  • Novel object/texture recognition
  • Y-Maze maze tests (texture discrimination)
  • Chemogenetics


Electrophysiological methods

  • In vitro patch clamp recordings (single to quadruple)
  • In vivo patch clamp recordings
  • Optogenetic stimulation
  • Pharmacological stimulation


Electron microscopic methods

  • Transmission electron microscopy
  • Scanning electron microscopy
  • Correlative light and electron microscopy


Stereotaxy

  • Viral vectors for tracing, optogenetics, chemogenetics

Genetic methods

  • Transgenic mouse models
  • PCR
  • Western blot
  • In situ probe manufacturing


Light microscopic methods

  • bright field / fluorescence microscopy
  • confocal laser scanning microscopy (Zeiss LSM 880 with AiryScan Fast)
  • High-resolution differential interference contrast microscopy (Zeiss LSM 880)
  • In vivo 2-photon microscopy (Zeiss MP7)


Image processing and analysis

  • Quantitative analyzes (ImageJ, Imaris)
  • Deconvolution (AutoQuant X, Zeiss Zen)
  • 2D mapping of immune/FISH markers (Neurolucida)
  • 3D reconstruction of nerve cells (Neurolucida)


Data processing and analysis

  • Signal
  • R, MatLab
  • GraphPad PRISM, Sigma Plot

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