Comparative evaluation of synaptophysin-based methods for quantification of synapses

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 821-828

  Calhoun, Michael E ^a   Jucker, Mathias ^b   Martin, Lee J ^a   Thinakaran, Gopal ^a   Price, Donald L ^a   Mouton, Peter R ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ARTICLE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; RAT; SYNAPSE;

EID: 0030461926     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02284844     Document Type: Article

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