Kidney Transplantation
Fig. 8.1 Dissection of suprarenal vein 4. Release both renal vessel from retroperitoneal tissue (Fig. 8.2) Fig. 8.2 Dissection of renal artery and vein 5. Release the ureter…
SUGERY, ORTHOPEDICS & ANESTHESIA
Transplantation of Lymph Vessels
Picture 14.1 1 aorta abdominalis, 2 arteria mesenterica cranialis, 3 arteria celiaca, 4 arteria renalis lat. sin., 5 truncus lumbalis, 6 truncus intestinalis, 7 lymphatic collector of left kidney, 8…
Anesthesia in Experimental Microsurgery
Sedation Midazolam 2.5 mg/kg i.m. or i.v. Diazepam 2.5 mg/kg i.m. or i.v. Xylazine 5.0 mg/kg i.m. Medetomidine 0.135 mg/kg i.m. Azaperon 1.0 mg/kg i.m. Table 5.2 Anesthesia with alfa2-agonists…
Laboratory Rats: Anatomical and Physiological Notes
Fig. 1.1 Heart from left site (a) and right site (b). a artery, lig ligament, v vein, vv veins Fig. 1.2 Table of branches of thoracic and abdominal aorta. A…
Basics in Rat MHC Genomics
Fig. 4.1 RT1 genomics Using serological and histogenetic typing, several haplotypes (combination of alleles in RT1-A and RT1-B/D regions) were defined. The haplotype is marked with upper case letters (a,…
Immunosuppresive Drugs Commonly Used in Transplantation Models
Donor strain (heart) Recipient strain Tacrolimus dose (mg/kg) The mean graft survival (days) Administration of the drug References Brown-Norway RT1n Lewis RT1I 1 10–15 Oral Deuse et al. [13] Brown-Norway…
Basic Equipment for Microsurgical Experiment
Fig. 2.1 Basic set of instruments Medical scissors (a) and surgical tweezers (b) can serve for laparotomy preparation, a needle holder for abdomen closing (c) as well as a pair…
Recovery After Surgery
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015Peter Girman, Jan Kriz and Peter Balaz (eds.)Rat Experimental Transplantation Surgery10.1007/978-3-319-14559-4_7 7. Recovery After Surgery Eva Fabryova1 and Jan Kriz2 (1) Laboratory of Pancreatic Islets, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech…
Pressure Myography to Study the Function and Structure of Isolated Small Arteries
Fig. 1 Schematic drawing of the pressure myograph setup used for the described protocols 1. Regular microscope. 2. Micro-forceps, micro-scissors, and petri dish for dissection. 3. Glass pipettes…
Flow Cytometric Analysis of Immune Cells Within Murine Aorta
Fig. 1 Schematic describing aortic flow cytometry protocol 2 Materials 2.1 Harvest Aorta 1. Microdissection tools. 2. Surgical microscope (e.g., Diagnostic Instruments Inc., Sterling Heights, Michigan). 3. 1×…
