TheStainlessSteelZivicAdultMouseBrainSlicerMatrixwith3.0mmSAGITTALsectionsliceintervalsaidsresearchscientistsinthedissectionofdiscreteregionsoftheadultmousebrain.Withitsanatomicallyproportioneddimensionsandslicechannels,thismousebrainmatrixallowsaninvestigatororresearchscientisttoconsistentlyslicesagittalsectionsofamousebrain,enablingpreciseblockingpriortomicrotomesectioningortheremovalofsmall,reproduc
IBLebrainregions(i.e.discreteterminalfieldsornuclei)forbiochemicalanalysis,suchasthedeterminationofneurotransmitterandmetaboliteconcentrations.Individualbrainareasmaybeeitherdissectedormicro-punchedfromtheslicesformed.
***PreviouslylistedascatalogcodeBSMS003-2,BSMS003.2,BSMS03.2,orBSMS0032
KEYFEATURES:
-Sliceintervalsspaced3.0mmapart
-UsethismatrixtosectionthemousebrainintoSAGITTALsliceswiththicknessesinincrementsof3.0mm
-Designedtoaccommodateforuniqueanatomicalfeaturesofthemousebrain,includingadjacentolfactory/spinaltissue
-Includeacentralsagittalslicechannel,allowingthebraintobesplitintoleftandrighthemispheres
-Usewithfreshorpreservedbraintissue
-Autoclavableanddesignedforlong-termuse
-Matricesofanygiventypeareidenticaltoinsurereproduciblesections
-Comesreadytouse,with10singleedgerazorbladesprovidedatnoadditionalcost
-Madefromhigh-gradestainlesssteel
USESINCLUDE:
-Dissection/Blockingofthemousebrainintosagittalsections(orleftandrighthemispheres)
-SectioningthemousebrainpriortoorpoststainingwithagentsincludedTTCorX-Gal-stain
-Repeatedisolationofmousebrainregionsforfurtheranalysisorslidepreparation
-Tissuepreparation