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Chapitres
- 00:05Titre
- 00:52Myocardial Infarction Surgery
- 03:36Isolation of the Amygdala
- 05:23Caspase-3 Activity Assay
- 07:39Results: Caspase-3 Activity in the Amygdala of Rats After Myocardial Infarction
- 08:08Conclusion
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.
