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Caspase-3 Atividade no Rat Amygdala Medido pelo espectrofluorometria Após Infarto do Miocárdio
JoVE Journal
Neurociência
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JoVE Journal Neurociência
Caspase-3 Activity in the Rat Amygdala Measured by Spectrofluorometry After Myocardial Infarction

Caspase-3 Atividade no Rat Amygdala Medido pelo espectrofluorometria Após Infarto do Miocárdio

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January 12, 2016

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08:41 min
January 12, 2016

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Myocardial infarction (MI) is not only followed by impaired cardiac function but also by apoptosis in the amygdala, a brain region involved in the behavioral consequences of MI. This protocol describes how to induce MI, collect amygdala tissue and measure caspase-3 activity, a marker of apoptosis, therein.

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