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Brain chopping: A new method for the rapid removal of newborn rat brain

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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.

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Instrumentation and Model Facility, The University of Vermont College of Medicine, 05401, Burlington, Vermont, USA

    D. W. McCandless, N. C. Rosberg & Carol E. Cassidy

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  1. D. W. McCandless
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Supp. in part by U. S. Public Health Service Grant. AA-01391.

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McCandless, D.W., Rosberg, N.C. & Cassidy, C.E. Brain chopping: A new method for the rapid removal of newborn rat brain. Experientia 32, 669–671 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01990226

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