Brain regional levels of adenosine and adenosine nucleotides in rats killed by high-energy focused microwave irradiation

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 151-156

  Delaney, Suzanne M ^a   Geiger, Jonathan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adenine nucleotides; Adenosine; Brain; Decapitation; Energy charge; Focused microwave killing

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE PHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECAPITATION; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0029885802     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(95)00119-0     Document Type: Article

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