A new method of preparing human whole brain sections for in vitro receptor autoradiography

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 147-151

  Miller, J K ^a   Bowery, N G ^b   Tulloch, I F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Cryostat; Human; Nylon membrane; Whole brain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; MICROTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PAROXETINE; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TISSUE EMBEDDING; TRITIUM;

EID: 0030996213     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)02173-5     Document Type: Article

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