Subject Area:	Neuroscience
More specific subject area:	Longitudinal preparation of intestinal tissue using gelatin based matrix instead of paraffin embedding to investigate the colon histology and immunohistochemistry changes.
Method name:	Gelatin embedded Swiss-rolls
Name and reference of original method:	1.Moolenbeek, C. and E.J. Ruitenberg, The "Swiss roll": a simple technique for histological studies of the rodent intestine. Lab Anim, 1981. 15(1): p. 57-9. 2.Whittem, C.G., A.D. Williams, and C.S. Williams, Murine Colitis modeling using Dextran Sulfate Sodium (DSS). J Vis Exp, 2010(35). 3.Nagamoto-Combs, K., et al., An improved approach to align and embed multiple brain samples in a gelatin-based matrix for simultaneous histological processing. J Neurosci Methods, 2016. 261: p. 155-60. 4.Puig, K.L., et al., Overexpression of mutant amyloid-β protein precursor and presenilin 1 modulates enteric nervous system. J Alzheimers Dis, 2015. 44(4): p. 1263-78.
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