The mechanism of Bodian's silver staining: Effect of copper ion on silver impregnation

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 275-280

  Kondo, Hiromi ^a   Ikeda, Kenji ^a   Miyazaki, Noriyuki ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bodian's silver staining; Copper ion; Gold toning; Metallic copper; Silver impregnation; Silver ion; Silver protein

Indexed keywords

COPPER;

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 0030273626     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0165-0270(96)00092-1     Document Type: Article

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