Microwave Fixation of Brain Tissue as a Neurochemical Technique— A Review
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Microwave Power
- Vol. 12 (2) , 133-139
- https://doi.org/10.1080/16070658.1977.11689039
Abstract
Microwave devices have been developed for rapidly inactivating brain enzymes by focusing the power output into the heads of small laboratory animals. The rapid inactivation achieved prevents postmortem changes and permits the measurement of neurochemicals such as acetylcholine at concentrations close to those obtained in vivo. The technique promises the assay of neurochemical parameters not possible before.This publication has 21 references indexed in Scilit:
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