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Motor Neurone Disease Protocols   Add to my SOP compendium

BRD ID: 963

Source: BrainNet Europe Tier: SOP Number of times downloaded: 737

Description

This document describes the protocol used by BrainNet Europe for to dissect and processing brains procured during autopsy and to obtaining paraffin blocks of dicrete anatomical regions for diagnosis This document describes the protocol used by BrainNet Europe for processing brains, obtaining blocks and making a diagnosis Criteria to assist in a diagnosis of ALS is also supplied. It is a product of BrainNet Europe and is available from http://www.brainnet-europe.org/index25b3.html?option=com_content&view=article&id=99&Itemid=99. THE URL SPECIFIED FOR THIS SOP IS NO LONGER VALID. NCI IS NO LONGER IN CONTACT WITH THE SOURCE THAT CONTRIBUTED THIS SOP.

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MND_Protocols.pdf [Size: 318 KB]

Biospecimens
  • Tissue - Brain
  • Fluid - Cerebrospinal Fluid
Diagnoses
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Autopsy
Topics
  • Biospecimen Acquisition
  • Biospecimen Processing
  • Biospecimen Preservation

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