A Simple Operation Method on Removal of the Vomeronasal Organ of the Rat

Abstract

The vomeronasal organ (VNO) of the rat was removed completely using the following operation procedure. The mouth of the anesthetized rat was opened. A midline incision was made in the plate of the upper jaw, the tissue was retracted and a hole was drilled at both the anterior and posterior points of attachment of the VNO. The location of these holes allowed removal of the bone to which the VNO is attached together with the VNO itself.