Back in my stereotaxic surgery days, we had a special adapter that we first
fit into their ears (it looked a little like headphones). The adapter was
less pointed and thus did not cause the damage that the ear bars on the
sterotaxic device itself caused. I'm sure that a catalog that contains a
range of stereotaxic equipment would have these for sale.
Certainly, the damage to the ears should be prevented to not only help protect
the animal from unnecessary pain and discomfort but also the damage to the
ears could serve as a potential confound.
Linda
"Pollak, Edward" wrote:
> I just received the following from a former undergrad student of mine,
> currently a new grad student at another university. When I did my last
> stereotaxic lesion (30 years ago) I remember that there was can alternative
> but 1)my memory could be faulty and b)it might have turned out to be less
> accurate, etc. than the traditional ear bars.
>
> > I am going to be using a stereotaxic (is this how it is said) for a
> > lesion study. I observed another member of her lab doing a
> > similar procedure (I will be looking at a different area of the brain).
> > Anyway, when he inserted the bars into the rats ears he destroyed the
> > eardrums of the rat and claimed that this was normal. Is this necessary?
> > I
> > would like to avoid this if possible. Do you have any suggestions.
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