Isolation of an enriched fraction of nerve terminals from fish brain using a discontinuous Percoll gradient

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-162

  Nicholson, Russell A ^a   Zheng, Jian ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Enzyme markers; Fish brain; Gradient centrifugation; Percoll; Synaptosomes; Transmitter release

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SYNAPTOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROUT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CELL FRACTIONATION; COLLOIDS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; POVIDONE; PRESYNAPTIC TERMINALS; SILICON DIOXIDE; SYNAPTOSOMES; TRITIUM; VERATRIDINE;

EID: 0030901650     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(96)00137-9     Document Type: Article

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