Acquisition of brains from the African elephant (Loxodonta africana): Perfusion-fixation and dissection

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 179, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 16-21

  Manger, Paul R ^a   Pillay, Praneshri ^a   Maseko, Busisiwe C ^a   Bhagwandin, Adhil ^a   Gravett, Nadine ^a   Moon, Don Joon ^a   Jillani, Ngalla ^a   Hemingway, Jason ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Brain; Dissection; Evolution; Fixation; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PHOSPHATE BUFFERED SALINE; SUCROSE;

AFRICAN ELEPHANT; ANIMAL ANATOMY; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY; DISSECTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELEPHANT; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PERFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TEMPORAL ARTERITIS; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COLD TEMPERATURE; DISSECTION; ELEPHANTS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; MALE; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PERFUSION; POLYMERS;

EID: 61849102390     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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