Brain chopping: a new method for the rapid removal of newborn rat brain.
A new multi-bladed air-driven guillotine is described. This device removes newborn rat heads and slices them into several thin wafers, which facilitates freezing and permits easy regional dissection.
D000227:Adenine Nucleotides / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D005615:Freezing; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D005958:Glucosephosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D007773:Lactates / Q000378:metabolism; D011773:Pyruvates / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000295:instrumentation*
D000227:Adenine Nucleotides; D005958:Glucosephosphates; D007773:Lactates; D011773:Pyruvates; D005947:Glucose