A rapid Percoll gradient procedure for isolation of synaptosomes directly from an S1 fraction: homogeneity and morphology of subcellular fractions

Brain Research

Volumn 441, Issue 1-2, 1988, Pages 59-71

  Dunkley, Peter R ^a   Heath, John W ^a   Harrison, Steven M ^a   Jarvie, Paula E ^a   Glenfield, Pamela J ^a   Rostas, John A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biochemical marker; Electron microscopy; Homogeneity; Morphology; Percoll; Synaptosome

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER;

ANIMAL CELL; BRAIN CORTEX; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HOMOGENEITY; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PERCOLL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; CELL FRACTIONATION; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; POVIDONE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SYNAPTOSOMES;

EID: 0023868787     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-8993(88)91383-2     Document Type: Article

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