A rapid method for the regional dissection of the rat brain.
A method is described for the rapid dissection of seventeen areas of the rat brain. Regions from fresh unfrozen brain tissue are dissected from coronal brain slices obtained with use of a cutting block. This method is applicable to pharmacological and behavioral studies which require the dissection of numerous brains during short time intervals.
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats / Q000033:anatomy & histology*
D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine