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Rapid autopsy brains for biochemical research: Experiences in establishing a programme
Author(s) -
Procter Andrew,
Doshi Bala,
Bowen David,
Murphy Elaine
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930050504
Subject(s) - autopsy , neuroscience , medicine , pathology , psychology
Conventional techniques for postmortem acquisition of brains have several shortcomings for biochemical research. The authors describe the development of a technique for acquisition of brains by rapid autopsy and the practical details and problems of setting up the research programme. The techniques were established for the investigation of excitatory amino acid neurotransmitters.