Influence of external factors on the preservation of human nervous tissue for histological studies: review article

• Main Authors: Bruno Lopes dos Santos (Author), Elaine Aparecida Del-Bel (Author), José Eymard Homem Pittella (Author), Vitor Tumas (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2014-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neuropathological studies are crucial for the new knowledge on pathophysiology and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease. The postmortem brain tissue processing method directly impacts on both the appropriate integrity and the biomolec...