PH measurement as quality control on human post mortem brain tissue: A study of the BrainNet Europe consortium

Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 329-337

  Monoranu, C M ^b   Apfelbacher, M ^a,b   Grunblatt E ^a   Puppe, B ^b   Alafuzoff, I ^f   Ferrer, I ^g   Al Saraj, S ^h   Keyvani, K ^c   Schmitt, A ^d   Falkai, P ^d   Schittenhelm, J ^e   Halliday, G ⁱ   Kril, J ^j   Harper, C ^j   McLean, C ^k   Riederer, P ^a   Roggendorf, W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^h KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^k MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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Author keywords

Agonal state; Brain banking; Brain ischaemia; Human post mortem brain tissue; pH

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TISSUE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; EUROPE; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; THAWING; TISSUE PRESERVATION;

EID: 65349159762     PISSN: 03051846     EISSN: 13652990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2990.2008.01003a.x     Document Type: Article

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