Metabolic activity of cultured rat brainstem, hippocampal and spinal cord slices

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 99, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Connelly, Caroline A ^a   Chen, Lawrence C ^a   Colquhoun, Steven D ^a  

^a BURNS AND ALLEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

3 (4,5 dimethlythiazol 2 yl) 2,5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MIT); Brain slice; Mitochondrial dye; Organotypic culture; Tetrazolium; Viability

Indexed keywords

3 (4,5 DIMETHYL 2 THIAZOLYL) 2,5 DIPHENYLTETRAZOLIUM BROMIDE;

AGE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOLOGY; NERVE GROWTH; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPINAL CORD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CELL SURVIVAL; COLORING AGENTS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MITOCHONDRIA; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; RATS; SPINAL CORD; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; THIAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034733460     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(00)00205-3     Document Type: Article

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