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Micro-dissection of Rat Brain for RNA or Protein Extraction from Specific Brain Region
 

Micro-dissection of Rat Brain for RNA or Protein Extraction from Specific Brain Region

Article DOI: 10.3791/269-v 05:32 min August 30th, 2007
August 30th, 2007

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Summary

Micro-dissection of rat brain into various regions is extremely important for the study of different neurodegenerative diseases. This video demonstrates micro-dissection of four major brain regions include olfactory bulb, frontal cortex, striatum and hippocampus in fresh rat brain tissue. Useful tips for quick removal of respective regions to avoid RNA and protein degradation of the tissue are given.

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Micro-dissection Rat Brain RNA Extraction Protein Extraction Specific Brain Region Neurodegenerative Diseases Olfactory Bulb Frontal Cortex Striatum Hippocampus Fresh Rat Brain Tissue RNA Degradation Protein Degradation
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