Modification of a commercial microwave oven for animal sacrifice in cyclic GMP assays.
After sacrifice with a modified Litton Minutemaster(R) commercial oven rat cerebellar tissues were assayed for cyclic guanosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP) concentrations. The results were found to be comparable to recent literature reports in which microwave sacrifice employed considerably more intense and more costly energy sources.
D000818:Animals; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000032:analysis*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000032:analysis*; D008722:Methods; D008872:Microwaves; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D051381:Rats
D006152:Cyclic GMP