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Preparation of Acute Hippocampal Slices from Rats and Transgenic Mice for the Study of Synaptic Alterations during Aging and Amyloid Pathology
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Preparation of Acute Hippocampal Slices from Rats and Transgenic Mice for the Study of Synaptic Alterations during Aging and Amyloid Pathology

Preparation of Acute Hippocampal Slices from Rats and Transgenic Mice for the Study of Synaptic Alterations during Aging and Amyloid Pathology

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March 23, 2011

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10.3791/2330-v

DOI:
10.3791/2330-v

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14:57 min
March 23, 2011

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1Graduate Center for Gerontology,University of Kentucky College of Public Health, 2Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology,University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 3Sanders-Brown Center on Aging,University of Kentucky College of Medicine

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This article outlines procedures for preparing hippocampal slices from rats and transgenic mice for the study of synaptic alterations associated with brain aging and age-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s disease.

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Mathis, D. M., Furman, J. L., Norris, C. M. Preparation of Acute Hippocampal Slices from Rats and Transgenic Mice for the Study of Synaptic Alterations during Aging and Amyloid Pathology. J. Vis. Exp. (49), e2330, doi:10.3791/2330 (2011).

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