A head holder and stereotaxic device for the rattlesnake.
We describe an apparatus for immobilization of the rattlesnake head for brain experimentation. Its design also allows its use as a stereotaxic instrument for electrophysiological studies employing microelectrodes. Attachment of the head is at the two orbital ridges and the hard palate. The bregma provides a zero reference for the frontal, lateral, and depth coordinates.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006257:Head; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012911:Snakes; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*