A long time ago I jammed some well oxygenated brain slices into an Abbe
refractometer for a quick reading and came up with a refractive index of about
1.36 (older brain is a little higher)which I have used ever since and that
number has held up pretty well for me.
All the best,
Barry J Burbach
Marks Neuroimaging Lab
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
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