The collection and processing of human brain tissue for research

Cell and Tissue Banking

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 169-179

  Waldvogel, H J ^a   Bullock, J Y ^a   Synek, B J ^b   Curtis, M A ^a   van Roon Mom, W M C ^c   Faull, R L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Banking; Brain; Donor programme; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN DEGENERATION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CONSULTATION; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DNA DETERMINATION; FREEZING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROSCIENCE; ORGAN DONOR; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SAFETY; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

BRAIN; HUMANS; ORGAN PRESERVATION; RESEARCH; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE BANKS; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 48449098512     PISSN: 13899333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10561-008-9068-1     Document Type: Article

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