Preparation of acute hippocampal slices from rats and transgenic mice for the study of synaptic alterations during aging and amyloid pathology

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 49, 2011, Pages

  Mathis, Diana M ^a   Furman, Jennifer L ^b   Norris, Christopher M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 80355139434     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2330     Document Type: Article

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