Microcutting of living brain slices by a pulsed ultrafine water jet which allows simultaneous electrophysiological recordings (micromingotome)

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 53-58

  Speckmann, E J ^a   Kohling R ^a   Lucke A ^a   Straub, H ^a   Wittkowski, W ^a   Elger, C E ^b   Wiemann, M ^c   Bingmann, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bioelectric activity; Hippocampal slices; Histology; Medullary cultures; Micro mingotome; Transsection of neuronal fibers; Water jet scalpel

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPILEPTIC FOCUS; GUINEA PIG; HIPPOCAMPUS; LASER; MICROSURGERY; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NONHUMAN; PIEZOELECTRICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCALPEL; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; WATER JET SCALPEL;

EID: 0344505836     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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