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Journal of Microwave Power
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Fast Fixation of Brain In Situ High
Intensity Microwave Irradiation: Application to Neurochemical
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S. H.
Butcher, L. L. Butcher, M. S. Harms and D. J. Jenden 1976 11 1 61-66 |
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Abstract The levels of acetylcholine and
choline were measured in various brain regions of
the rat after fixation by microwave irradiation of the head and after
decapitation and subsequent freezing in liquid nitrogen. Levels of
acetylcholine were increased by approximately 50% after microwave irradiation,
while choline levels were reduced. These
biochemical findings were correlated with virtually complete loss of acetylcholinesterase and NADH-diaphorase
activity after 1 s exposure to microwave irradiation at a level of 5 k W. |
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