An Australian brain bank: A critical investment with a high return!

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 205-216

  Sheedy, Donna ^a   Garrick, T ^a,b   Dedova, I ^a,b   Hunt, C ^a   Miller, R ^a   Sundqvist, N ^b   Harper, C ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SCHIZOPHRENIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Australia; Bipolar disorder; Brain bank; Brain damage; Donor program; Neuropathology; Research; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

CHLORPROMAZINE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL DISEASE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROSCIENCE; ORGAN DONOR; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SMOKING; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 48449094626     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-008-9076-1     Document Type: Article

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