Brain fixation for analysis of brain lipid-mediators of signal transduction and brain eicosanoids requires head-focused microwave irradiation: An historical perspective

Prostaglandins and Other Lipid Mediators

Volumn 91, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 63-67

  Murphy, Eric J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arachidonic acid; Brain fixation; Freeze blowing; Head focused microwave irradiation; Lactate; Phosphocreatine; Polyphosphoinositides; Post mortem delay; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

ARACHIDONIC ACID; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSANOID; LIPID; LIPOXYGENASE; POLYPHOSPHOINOSITIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

AUTOPSY; BRAIN FIXATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CRYOPRESERVATION; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID BRAIN LEVEL; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NEUROCHEMISTRY; ORGAN PRESERVATION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

BRAIN; EICOSANOIDS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LIPID METABOLISM; MICROWAVES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 77949492379     PISSN: 10988823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prostaglandins.2009.07.005     Document Type: Review

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