The aim of this work was to study the participation of alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors on the effect of microinjection of angiotensin II (A II) into the medial preoptic area (MPOA) on the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and prolactin (PRL) in estrogen-primed ovariectomized (OVX) rats. Microinjection of A II into the MPOA increased plasma LH. This e...

Microinjection into cells and embryos is a common technique that is used to study a wide range of biological processes. In this method a small amount of treatment solution is loaded into a microinjection needle that is used to physically inject individual immobilized cells or embryos. Despite the need for initial training to perform this procedure for high-throughput delivery, microinjection of...

Pregnancy rates after cryopreservation of large equine blastocyst stage embryos have remained lower than other domesticated livestock species. It is generally accepted that the embryonic capsule is the primary barrier to cryoprotectant entry into the embryo proper and techniques need to be developed to circumvent this obstacle. Therefore, the objective of this study was to develop an efficient ...

During sea urchin gastrulation filopodia are sent out by secondary mesenchyme cells (SMCs) at the tip of the archenteron in continual cycles of extension, attachment, and retraction. Eventually the archenteron ceases its elongation and its tip localizes to the animal pole region of the embryo (Gustafson and Kinnander, 1956, Exp. Cell Res. 11, 36-57; Dan and Okazaki, 1956, Biol. Bull. 110, 29-42...

Direct Laser Writing In article number 2201641, Ryan D. Sochol and co-workers present a hybrid additive manufacturing strategy for 3D nanoprinting arrays of hollow, high-aspect-ratio microneedles at unprecedented scales. Microneedle array-mediated injections microfluidic cargo into mouse brains yield distributed delivery over large coverage area, holding unique promise emerging biomedical micro...