Virus solution
Micromanipulator
Micromanipulator needle holder
Hamilton syringe (5 or 10 µl), with 25-ga needle
Syringe pump that can be mounted to the micromanipulator (e. g., Stereotaxic injector, Stoelting ™)
Surgical stereo-microscope
GRIN lens attached to metal baseplates (e.g., Inscopix™ ProView™ M Prism Integrated lens, 1.0 mm diameter, ∼12.0 mm length (product code 1050-006024) or ProView™ M Prism Integrated Lens 1.0mm x 9.1mm (product code 1050-005303)
Cranial chamber system for non-human primates (Inscopix™ product code 1000-005574). The system includes one cranial chamber (16 mm ID, one chamber cap, and screws).
Circular metal disc fitting into the chamber, with cutout (‘slot’) sized to accommodate the GRIN lens width. We recommend to have various diameters (5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 mm) with slot widths of 2 or 4 mm.
Base plate holder (Inscopix™).
Dummy mini-endoscope
Duragen™ dural repair graft
UV-curable dental cement
Veterinary glue (e.g., Dermabond™)
UV light source
Eye protection (to wear during use of UV light)
Dental acrylic
8-0 or 6-0 absorbable surgical suture material
4-0 absorbable surgical suture material
Fine surgical tools: Surgical blade #10, forceps #3 and #5, dura hook.