How anxiety can be separated from curiosity in open field test for mice?

It is seen that in open field test mice do rearing more suggesting they are more exploratory or curious. Now it is considered one of the markers of anxiety like behaviour. But it is curiosity I...

01 February 2019 1,157 2 View

Elevated plus maze VS. open field anxiety test?

For the detection of anxiety of mouse which test is more suitable and why? Thanks, MS

01 February 2019 2,780 1 View

Meaning of increased rearing and grooming?

I have found my mice showed more rearing and grooming but my question is why they do that more and what does it indicates? Thanks MS

01 February 2019 4,927 7 View

When is the best time to do mice behavior test?

Mice are naturally nocturnal but most of the lab behavioral tests are conducted in the day time. Is this confounding? Therefore when is the best time to do behavioral test of mice/rodents? Thanks...

31 December 2018 509 4 View

How many behavioral tests can be conducted in parallel in mice?

For some reasons most of the time multiple behavioral tests such as open field, rotarod, walking beam, and novel object recognition need to conduct in parallel. However, there may be time issue...

31 December 2018 8,055 3 View

Why oligodendrocytes behave differently in different parts of the CNS?

It is observed that oligodendrocytes functions differs based on its position in CNS, why?

31 December 2018 3,358 2 View

Which is better test to assess anxiety in mouse?

Dears, To test anxiety and locomotion commonly "Open filed" and "Elevated-plus maze" apparatus are used. However, for certain reasons multiple instruments is not possible to use in same study. To...

31 December 2018 4,901 4 View

Activator of B or T cells

31 December 2016 2,492 0 View

Antibody for CD8 T cells for immunohistochemistry/flurescence....

07 August 2016 6,347 2 View

Which neurofilament will be appropriate to examine axonal damage in animal model?

We know there are three forms of neurofilaments and release of neurofilaments after axonal damage are prevalent in Multiple Sclerosis patients. My question is in animal model of MS what type of...

02 March 2016 2,743 6 View

How can I measure MMP-1 protein activity or protein level from liver tissue?

Instead of checking only the mRNA level, I want to check the active protein level of MMP-1 in Liver tissue from mice. How can I do that?

03 March 2021 1,763 2 View

IHC on mouse liver hepatocytes?

Can anyone help me choose primary antibodies for mouse liver hepatocytes and also in conjunction Cd8 cells. Also Cd3 cells. I want to look at hepatocytes and adjacent immune cells in mice with...

01 March 2021 6,953 1 View

How to avoid ulcers in s.c. injected tumors ?

Recently, we have injected s.c. B16F10 tumor cells in BL/6 mice. At around 12-15th day some animals showed ulcerations in tumors , with a big hole in the middle (it looks like a volcano). We have...

01 March 2021 9,938 3 View

Interested to stain mice tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, anybody has a protocol to recommend?

Interested to stain mice brain tissue with WGA 488 conjugate, appreciate if anyone willing to offer me some guidance or suggestions! Thank you!

28 February 2021 3,951 2 View

Looking for genomic DNA extraction kits from mouse tissue (centrifuge-based, not spin-column)?

Hello. I am looking to extract genomic DNA from mouse brain and lungs and I need a kit that is not spin-column based because I need to scale up the solution amounts for 400mg tissue (most cap at...

25 February 2021 155 2 View

What are the pros and cons for mice versus rats?

Hi Everyone, I am designing a pilot study using rodents to assess the effects of simulated space environments (radiation + altered gravity) on microbiome and immune system. I have limited...

24 February 2021 1,825 3 View

Is it harmful to breed for Cre Homozygosity initially?

Hello, I am currently using a Cas9 knock in system that will be expressed in the liver. To do so STOP codon fl/fl Cas9 KI mice were bred with Albumin-Cre mice to generate heterozgous pups, that...

24 February 2021 5,759 3 View

How to empty large intestine in mice ?

Hi all I am working on colon-targeted drug delivery for which I kept mice fasting for 6h using fasting grills during scotophase (dark period). I observed liquid fecal content in the cecum and...

23 February 2021 7,701 2 View

Does PHA-P stimulate the proliferation of lymphocytes from mice?

Hello, I will start performing MLR using lymphocytes from mice's spleen and I would like to know the better way for the stimulation. If is using PHA-P or CD3/CD28? I would like to know as well if...

23 February 2021 5,476 4 View

How to culture mouse pheochromocytoma cells (MPC)?

Hi Everyone, Has anyone here worked with MPC cell line? Any tips or tricks? I am just venturing into cell biology and any advice on this topic would be highly appreciated. Thank you so much. Niusha

22 February 2021 3,891 2 View