Table 1.

Specific reagents and equipment required for this approach.

Name of the reagent	Company	Catalog number
Surgical disposable scalpel #21	Braun Aesculap AG	5518075
Surgical disposable scalpel #23	Braun Aesculap AG	5518016
Cotton swabs, walnut sized	Henry Schein Medical GmbH	9003187
5/0 Premilene-DS16 surgical sutures	Braun Aesculap AG	2090212
Leukofix fixing tape	Henry Schein Medical GmbH	220-544
Tungsten rod ø 140 μm	A-M Systems, Inc.	7166
Loctite 4061 rapid glue	Henkel Loctite GmbH	26085
0.9 mm drill bit	FineScienceTools, USA	19007-09
Rechargeable Cordless Micro Drill	Stoelting Co., USA	58610
Small Animal Stereotaxic Instrument	David Kopf Instruments, USA	Model 900
7.5% betaisodona solution	B. Braun Melsungen AG	3864154
Softasept (74.1% Ethanol and 10% 2-Propanol)	B. Braun Melsungen AG	3887138
Agarose, low gelling temperature (<65°C)	Sigma-Aldrich Co.	A9414
Anaesthetics and other medicine according to approved procedures.