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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 8.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Protoc. 2008;3(8):1278–1286. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2008.118

Table 1.

Troubleshooting table.

Step Problem Possible reason Solution
17 Movement of the graft during imaging Movement of the head because the head holder is not properly fixed Fix the clamping of the head holder
Movement of the eye during normal breathing Adjust the eye stabilizer carefully
Gasping of the mouse Make sure that the airflow of the anesthesia unit and isoflurane levels are set properly
18B(iii) No fluorescence can be detected in the blood vessels Tail vein injection failed Repeat tail vein injection
Excitation and emission settings are wrong Adjust excitation and emission settings
Blood circulation to the eye is disrupted because of false setting of eye stabilizer Adjust the position of the eye stabilizer
18D(ix) Perfusion does not work Air bubbles block the pipettes, capillary holder or tubing Make sure that there are no air bubbles in the tubing, capillary holders or capillaries prior to the experiment
Dirt blocks the pipette tips Be sure to clean the pipettes after beveling, right before the experiment