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A Practical Approach, Second Edition=Ronald D. Ho.pdf

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242 DEVELOPMENTAL REPRODUCTIVE TOXICOLOGY: A PRACTICAL APPROACH, SECOND EDITION432Brain olfactory labesVitreous chamberwith lensCuts and faces ofsections shown below1ComeaPalate3Nasal sinusRetina1CerebralhemispheresLateralventriclesNasal sinusesThirdventricleNasal seplum42PalateFigure 7.7Diagram of five sections typically observed during examination of a normal term (GD 20) fetalrodent head.The fourth cut is made through the largest vertical diameter of the cranium, well in front ofthe ear flaps. The thalamus, surrounding the slitlike third ventricle, will occupy a large central area,and the left and right cerebral hemispheres should surround it dorsolaterally. The lateral ventriclesand cerebellum can be visualized, as can the pons and medulla oblongata (brainstem). After thiscut, the final posterior section of the brain should be lifted from the cranial vault for a superficialobservation of the cerebellum and surrounding structures.After examination, the fetal head sections (rodents) may be stored in labeled cassettes (e.g.,Tissue-Tek Uni-Cassette, Miles, Inc., Diagnostics Division, Elkhart, IN) and sealed in plastic bags(one per litter), with 70% ethanol as a preservative. Rabbit head sections from each fetus may besealed in an individual, plastic, heat-sealable bag with 70% ethanol. All the bags from a litter canbe stored in a single larger bag.© 2006 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

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