Current Protocols in Mouse Biology (Volume 1)

CP-MO_Volume #1_2011......Page 1
Editors & Contributors......Page 2
Characterization and Validation of Cre‐Driver Mouse Lines (001-015-mo100103)......Page 9
Standardized Post‐Mortem Examination and Fixation Procedures (017-053-mo100118)......Page 25
Generation of Spatio‐Temporally Controlled Targeted Somatic Mutations (055-070-mo100128)......Page 63
Echocardiography in Mice (071-083-mo100130)......Page 79
Imaging Cancer in Mice by PET, CT, and Combined PET‐CT (085-103-mo100137)......Page 93
Arterial Pressure Monitoring in Mice (105-122-mo100149)......Page 113
Heart Rate and Electrocardiography Monitoring in Mice (123-139-mo100159)......Page 131
Exercise Performance Tests in Mice (141-154-mo100160)......Page 149
Ethical Considerations in Mouse Experiments (155-167-mo100161)......Page 163
Lentiviral Vector Mediated Transgenesis (169-184-mo100169)......Page 177
Assessment of Spontaneous Locomotor and Running Activity in Mice (185-198-mo100170)......Page 193
Design and Generation of Gene‐Targeting Vectors (199-211-mo100179)......Page 207
Mouse Strains and Genetic Nomenclature (213-238-mo100181)......Page 221
Mouse Breeding and Colony Management (239-264-mo100214)......Page 247
Overview of the Measurement of Lipids and Lipoproteins in Mice (265-277-mo110001)......Page 273
Using the Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) to Determine Sensitivity of Hearing in Mutant Mice (279-287-mo110059)......Page 287
Characterizing Bile Acid and Lipid Metabolism in the Liver and Gastrointestinal Tract of Mice (289-321-mo100226)......Page 297
Hematology Testing in Mice (323-346-mo110088)......Page 331
A Comprehensive Guide to Sleeping Beauty–Based Somatic Transposon Mutagenesis (347-368-mo110087)......Page 355
Assessment of Circadian and Light‐Entrainable Parameters in Mice Using Wheel‐Running Activity (369-381-mo110123)......Page 377
Behavioral Measures of Pain Thresholds (383-412-mo110116)......Page 391
Characterization of Whole Body Cholesterol Fluxes in the Mouse (413-427-mo110118)......Page 421
Quantal Analysis of Endplate Potentials in Mouse Flexor Digitorum Brevis Muscle (429-444-mo110127)......Page 437
Exploration of the Visual System: Part 1: Dissection of the Mouse Eye for RNA, Protein, and Histological Analyses (445-462-mo110129)......Page 453
Myofiber Damage Evaluation by Evans Blue Dye Injection (463-488-mo110141)......Page 471
One‐Step Vital Staining of Presynaptic Terminals and Post‐Synaptic Receptors at Neuromuscular Junctions (489-496-mo110128)......Page 497