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Objective To study whether the green fluorescent protein ( GFP) gene can be successfully expressed in green fluorescent nude mice and the tissue distribution characteristics.Methods Small animal imaging system and RT-PCR assay were used to detect the GFP tissue distribution and fluorescence expression level.Results The GFP can be expressed in multiple tissues in green fluorescent nude mice.A higher expression was observed in the pancreas, heart, brain, and skin.Conclusion Exogenous GFP can be stably expressed and inherited in green fluorescent nude mice, with the highest expression in the pancreas.
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Objective To study the extracranial scalp electroencephalography ( EEG ) and intracranial electrocorticography (ECoG) of closed colony New Zealand white rabbits .Methods To record the extracranial scalp EEG and intracranial ECoG of closed colony New Zealand white rabbits , and to compare and analyze the results of those two scanning methods .Results EEG was characteristic of 9-12 c/sαwave and 16-20 c/sβwave with an amplitude of 30-100μV as the basic rhythm .ECoG showed 10-12 c/s αwave and 16-20 c/s βwave with an amplitude of 200-300 μV as the basic rhythm.Anesthesia could attenuate the electrocerebral activity , cause brain tissue hypoxia , and induce δ wave and slow θ wave in ECoG .Conclusions EEG method is a simple , non-invasive and convenient operation , and can be made in rabbits without anesthesia .The recorded EEG waveform is highly consistent with that of ECoG , and may be used as an alternative to the traditional ECoG in neurofunctional studies .
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Laboratory animal science has provided a firm basis and an important support to medical development in our hospital.Through innovations in establishment,ideology,technology,personnel management,scientific research,service,culture,and popular science education,a standard supporting platform of animal experiments has been constructed for medical researches and new trails blazed for the development of medical laboratory animal science.
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Laboratory animals provide an important basis and supporting conditions for the studies and development of life science,and contribute enormously to people's health,science progress and social development.The welfare of laboratory animals influences their physical and mental health,and consequently the accuracy of research results.Thus,to take good care of laboratory animals and their welfare is an essential prerequisite to the breeding of standard laboratory animals and the accuracy and reliability of research results,and it also marks people's moral accomplishment,the harmony between human and nature,and the progress of social civilization.