Detection of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in rat blood and brain preparations using ELISA: Pitfalls and solutions

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 73-77

  Elfving, Betina ^a   Plougmann, Pia Høgh ^a   Wegener, Gregers ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain derived neurotrophic factor; Frontal cortex; Hippocampus; Pre analytical conditions

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SERUM; TEMPERATURE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; PLASMA; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SERUM; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77249106973     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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