Protocol to image and analyze the morphology of mouse peripheral nerves using transmission electron microscopy

Hiromi Nakai-Shimoda; Tatsuhito Himeno; Mikio Motegi; Norio Ozeki; Rieko Inoue; Tomohide Hayami; Emiri Miura-Yura; Yuichiro Yamada; Yoshiaki Morishita; Shin Tsunekawa; Yoshiro Kato; Yusuke Seino; Masaki Kondo; Keiko Naruse; Koichi Kato; Hiroki Mizukami; Jiro Nakamura; Hideki Kamiya

doi:10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101591

Protocol to image and analyze the morphology of mouse peripheral nerves using transmission electron microscopy

Hiromi Nakai-Shimoda, Tatsuhito Himeno, Mikio Motegi, Norio Ozeki, Rieko Inoue, Tomohide Hayami, Emiri Miura-Yura, Yuichiro Yamada, Yoshiaki Morishita, Shin Tsunekawa, Yoshiro Kato, Yusuke Seino, Masaki Kondo, Keiko Naruse, Koichi Kato, Hiroki Mizukami, Jiro Nakamura, Hideki Kamiya

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Morphological analysis of peripheral nerves in mouse models can be used to characterize the pathophysiology of peripheral nerve disease, but obtaining high-quality electron micrographs can be challenging. Here, we present a protocol to obtain electron micrographs of mouse peripheral nerves. We detail the procedures of sampling, fixation, and embedding of peripheral nerves. We then outline the steps for ultrathin sectioning and transmission electron microscopy imaging. Finally, we describe morphological evaluation of nerve fibers in these images using ImageJ and AxonSeg. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Nakai-Shimoda et al. (2021).

Original language	English
Article number	101591
Journal	STAR Protocols
Volume	3
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101591
Publication status	Published - 16-09-2022
Externally published	Yes

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General Neuroscience
General Biochemistry,Genetics and Molecular Biology
General Immunology and Microbiology

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Nakai-Shimoda, H., Himeno, T., Motegi, M., Ozeki, N., Inoue, R., Hayami, T., Miura-Yura, E., Yamada, Y., Morishita, Y., Tsunekawa, S., Kato, Y., Seino, Y., Kondo, M., Naruse, K., Kato, K., Mizukami, H., Nakamura, J., & Kamiya, H. (2022). Protocol to image and analyze the morphology of mouse peripheral nerves using transmission electron microscopy. STAR Protocols, 3(3), Article 101591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101591

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