Prakash Gupta

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How to unclog a 34G detachable needle that goes on the end of 5 microliter Hamilton syringe?

The cause of blockage is deposition of either dried blood or dye particles from microinjection. Unfortunately, immersing the needles in 100% ethanol and flushing them through ethanol, using the...

02 August 2023 2,211 0 View

What is an acceptable percentage of dead cells while doing sample prep for flow cytometry on whole mouse brain?

Say for example is 50/50 an acceptable value? After what number should we stop aiming for higher values? Below what percentage of live cells should we abandon the experiemtnas erroneous or...

09 May 2023 9,373 1 View

What is the reason behind specifically studying hippocampus in multiple animal research studies unrelated to hippocampal physiology or pathology?

Multiple neuroscientific papers seem to use mouse hippocampi to study disease processes in the brain that don't restrict themselves to the hippocampus. What is the reason behind this?

08 May 2023 4,310 3 View

What exactly is the difference between a "vehicle" and a "placebo" in studies of drugs/ intervention? Are these terms interchangeable?

I have seen both terms being used in manuscripts and googled the question but did not get a clear answer

22 February 2023 7,673 1 View