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ArticleJournal of visualized experiments : JoVE2018

Preparation of Murine Submandibular Salivary Gland for Upright Intravital Microscopy.

Xenia Ficht, Flavian Thelen, Bettina Stolp, Jens V Stein

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Article in Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Xenia FichtTheodor-Kocher Institute, University of Bern.
Flavian ThelenTheodor-Kocher Institute, University of Bern.
Bettina StolpTheodor-Kocher Institute, University of Bern; Center for Infectious Diseases, Integrative Virology, University Clinic of Heidelberg.
Jens V SteinTheodor-Kocher Institute, University of Bern; jens.stein@tki.unibe.ch.
University of Bern · CHUniversity Hospital Heidelberg · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The submandibular salivary gland (SMG) is one of the three major salivary glands, and is of interest for many different fields of biological research, including cell biology, oncology, dentistry, and immunology. The SMG is an exocrine gland comprised of secretory epithelial cells, myofibroblasts, endothelial cells, nerves, and extracellular matrix. Dynamic cellular processes in the rat and mouse SMG have previously been imaged, mostly using inverted multi-photon microscope systems. Here, we describe a straightforward protocol for the surgical preparation and stabilization of the murine SMG in anesthetized mice for in vivo imaging with upright multi-photon microscope systems. We present representative intravital image sets of endogenous and adoptively transferred fluorescent cells, including the labeling of blood vessels or salivary ducts and second harmonic generation to visualize fibrillar collagen. In sum, our protocol allows for surgical preparation of mouse salivary glands in upright microscopy systems, which are commonly used for intravital imaging in the field of immunology.

Indexed as

AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleIntravital MicroscopyMaleMiceSalivary GlandsSubmandibular Gland

Identifiers

PMID29781999
PMCPMC6101121
OpenAlexW2800061482

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