Secure area
The A3/L3 zone (150 m2) located on the fifth floor of the Neurochemistry Center is designed for the handling of infectious agents at levels 2 and 3 in accordance with current safety standards.
It consists of an animal facility section equipped with ventilated racks and cabinets, as well as a laboratory section dedicated to the implementation of in vivo protocols on animals inoculated with infectious agents, or in vitro.
Animal models
Mouse
Rats
Equipments
In addition to the specific equipment for a level 3 protected area (double-door autoclave, BSC), the laboratory is equipped for:
- In vivo/post-mortem protocol execution (stereotaxic frame, transcardiac perfusion system, micromanipulator, anti-vibration table),
- Histology (ultramicrotome, vibratome, cryostat, fluorescence microscope),
- Cell culture (incubator)
- Biochemistry (high-speed centrifuge, ELISA microplate reader, -80°C freezer)
Prestations
Housing of rats and mice inoculated with level 2 or 3 infectious agents.
Customized protocols for administration of pharmacological substances or sampling on animals housed in the A3 zone.
Responsables :
Sophie Reibel Foisset
Access Conditions :
Mandatory reservation of the experimentation rooms in the L3 Zone (reservation website).
Mandatory orientation visit with the responsible individual resulting in access authorization (badge activation) and work authorization (description of procedures and safety instructions) (A3/L3 Zone Welcome Guide).
Submission of the filled protocol file (A3/L3 Zone Protocol) at least 48 hours before the start of any experimental protocol, to the following address : animalerie@neurochem.u-strasbg.fr