Macroscopic demonstration of infarction in fresh brain slices

Silent subcortical brain infarction

Introduction: The silent brain lesions detected by MRI were fairly common not only in first-ever stroke but also in normal elderly subjects. Some recent studies show the possible role of silent sub-cortical brain infarction in ischemic stroke. The aim of this study was to evaluate the frequency of silent sub-cortical brain infarction in acute first-ever ischemic stroke. Methods: In this descrip...

Preparation of Brain Slices

Frontiers in Neural Circuits www.frontiersin.org May 2010 | Volume 4 | Article 12 | 1 clature for morphological, physiological and molecular features was agreed upon by the Petilla Interneuron Nomenclature Group (Ascoli et al., 2008). Among GABAergic interneurons, those expressing the neuropeptide somatostatin (SOM) are particularly heterogeneous in their molecular, morphological and electrophy...

Cyanide-resistant Respiration in Fresh and Aged Sweet Potato Slices.

The respiration of fresh sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) slices is resistant to, and often stimulated by, cyanide and antimycin A. m-Chlorobenzhydroxamic acid (CLAM), a selective inhibitor of the alternate path, inhibits respiration in the presence of cyanide and has a limited inhibitory effect in the presence of antimycin A. Thus, a partial bypass of the antimycinsensitive site is indicated. Re...

Evaluation of fresh-cut apple slices enriched with probiotic bacteria

Electrophysiological characteristics of hippocampal CA1 neurons after spreading depression-triggered epileptic activity in brain slices

Introduction: A close link between spreading depression (SD) and several neurological diseases such as epilepsy could be demonstrated in many experimental studies. Epilepsy is among the most common brain disorders. Despite a large number of investigations, its mechanisms have not been yet well elucidated. Hippocampus is one of the important structures involved in seizures. The aim of this st...