An efficient method that reveals both the dendrites and the soma mosaics of retinal ganglion cells

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-116

  Zhan, Xue J ^a   Troy, John B ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Coverage factor; Dendrite; Ganglion cell distribution; Neurobiotin; Retina; Soma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITE; HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA GANGLION CELL;

ANIMALS; BIOTIN; CATS; CELL SIZE; DENDRITES; FLUORESCENT DYES; HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE; ISOQUINOLINES; RETINAL GANGLION CELLS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0030897598     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)02172-3     Document Type: Article

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