Stereotaxic implant microinjection and temperature recording system for rabbits.
Modification of standard rabbit stereotaxic apparatus to allow adjustment of the tooth bar in the vertical plane may be accomplished by simple machining of a standard laboratory clamp and aluminum rod. The modification greatly increases speed of head positioning for implant surgery. Machining the chrome and brass luer hub of standard stainless steel hypodermic needles to the described configurations produces improved guide tubes for brain temperature recording and cannulae for brain microinjections. Data from hypothalamic injection of prostaglandin E1 and records of resulting changes in brain temperature support the effectiveness of the methods described.
D000818:Animals; D008845:Microinjections / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011817:Rabbits; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013817:Thermography / Q000295:instrumentation*