A method for removing the brain and spinal cord as one unit from adult mice and rats

Lab Animal

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 53-57

  Kennedy, Heather S ^a   Puth, Floresita ^a   Van Hoy, Marjie ^a   Le Pichon, Claire ^a  

^a GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; HISTOLOGY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; RAT; SPINAL CORD;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; MICE; RATS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SPINAL CORD;

MUS; RATTUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 78751660941     PISSN: 00937355     EISSN: 15484475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/laban0211-53     Document Type: Article

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