The Rat Spinal Cord Image Archive (SCIA) is an image library of spinal cord motoneurons for analyzing sex differences and effects of prenatal antiandrogens on these neurons.
Overview
The Rat SCIA package includes a library of images taken through a microscope featuring spinal cord motoneurons that are different between males and females. Some of the males and some of the females were treated with an anti-androgen drug during prenatal development, which had a dramatic impact. Also included is a PDF of an article explaining the use of the images, a spreadsheet denoting the sex and treatment group of each individual, calibration files, PowerPoint slides, and sundry other resources that faculty might find useful (e.g. links to free image analysis tools).
Rat SCIA Article
The following is a PDF of an article describing the use of this image library (Grisham, W., Jones, H. B., & Park, S. H. (2003). Sex Differences and Organizational Effects of Androgen in Spinal Cord Motor Nuclei. Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, 2(1) A29-A36).
Read the published article (from the Journal of Undergraduate Neuroscience Education, Fall 2003, 2(1):A28-A35) about the use of the RatSCIA image library:
Rat SCIA Complete Package
Download the Rat SCIA package:
- RatSCIA Module (192.6MB – .ZIP format)
Rat SCIA Tutorial
Download the Rat SCIA tutorial:
For Faculty *** UNDER CONSTRUCTION ***
Faculty members interested in accessing faculty-related materials will need to obtain approved access. While we are still developing this website, please email natalie@psych.ucla.edu or wgrisham@g.ucla.edu using the email listed in your institution’s faculty directory so that we can verify you as an instructor. Please include your first and last name, and the names of the modules you wish to access.
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Need Help?
- Email natalie@psych.ucla.edu or wgrisham@g.ucla.edu (with “RatSCIA Question” in the subject line).