Optimization of differential immunogold-silver and peroxidase labeling with maintenance of ultrastructure in brain sections before plastic embedding

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 33, Issue 2-3, 1990, Pages 113-127

  Chan, June ^a   Aoki, Chiye ^a   Pickel, Virginia M ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Double labeling; Enkephalin; Silver enhancement; Tyrosine hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; ENKEPHALIN; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

AGED; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CYTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; ENKEPHALIN, LEUCINE; FIXATIVES; GOLD; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; PLASTICS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SILVER; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE;

EID: 0025100314     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(90)90015-8     Document Type: Article

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