Spectrophotometric measurement of experimental brain injury

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 187-192

  Preston, Edward ^a   Webster, Jacqueline ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain ischemia; Cerebral infarction; Formazan; Hypothermia; Neuronal injury; Stroke; Tetrazolium

Indexed keywords

TRIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; HYPOTHERMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STAINING; STROKE;

EID: 0033991698     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00146-6     Document Type: Article

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