Optimization of glycol methacrylate embedding of large specimens in neurological research. Study of rat skull-brain specimens after implantation of polyester meshes

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-26

  Quester, Ralf ^a   Knifka, Jutta ^a   Schröder, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

GMA embedding; Large skull brain specimens; Polyester implants; Rat experiments

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; FIBRIN GLUE; MACROGOL; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; OXIDIZED REGENERATED CELLULOSE; POLYESTER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDING; FEMALE; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SKULL; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0037079762     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(01)00469-1     Document Type: Article

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