A three-dimensional stereotaxic atlas of the gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) brain.

ABSTRACT: The gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) is a small marsupial gaining recognition as a laboratory animal in biomedical research. Despite numerous studies on opossum neuroanatomy, a consistent and comprehensive neuroanatomical reference for this species is still missing. Here we present the first three-dimensional, multimodal atlas of the Monodelphis opossum brain. It is based on four complementary imaging modalities: high resolution ex vivo magnetic resonance images, micro-computed tomography scans of the cranium, images of the face of the cutting block, and series of sections stained with the Nissl method and for myelinated fibers. Individual imaging modalities were reconstructed into a three-dimensional form and then registered to the MR image by means of affine and deformab

SUBMITTER: Majka P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5884921 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature