Microwave modification of the methenamine silver technique for the demonstration of Alzheimer-type pathology

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 33-38

  Flowers, Dimity ^a   Harasty, Jenny ^a   Halliday, Glenda ^a,b,d   Kril, Jillian ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; microwave technique; neuritic plaques; plaques; silver staining

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; METHENAMINE; SILVER;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLE; SENILE PLAQUE; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0029871736     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.1996.19.1.33     Document Type: Article

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