A differentiated silver intensification procedure for the peroxidase-diaminobenzidine reaction

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 71-74

  Quinn, Bruce ^a,b   Graybiel, Ann M ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammoniacal silver; Diaminobenzidine reaction product; Human; Immunohistochemistry; Immunoperoxidase staining; Rat

Indexed keywords

DIAMINOBENZIDINE; GLASS; GOLD CHLORIDE; PEROXIDASE; REAGENT; SILVER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SILVER STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

3,3'-DIAMINOBENZIDINE; ANIMALS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PEROXIDASE; PROTEINS; RATS; SILVER STAINING; STAINING AND LABELING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030031108     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/44.1.8543785     Document Type: Article

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