Use of peroxidase substrate Vector VIP for multiple staining in light microscopy

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-7

  Lanciego, José L ^b,c   Goede, Peter H ^a   Witter, Menno P ^a   Wouterlood, Floris G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biotinylated dextran amine; calcium binding proteins; DAB; Fluorogold; Immunohistochemistry; Neuroanatomical tracing

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; DYE; FLUOROGOLD; PARVALBUMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

3,3'-DIAMINOBENZIDINE; ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; CHROMOGENIC COMPOUNDS; COLORING AGENTS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; INTERNEURONS; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; NICKEL; PEROXIDASES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STILBAMIDINES;

EID: 0030928424     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)02226-7     Document Type: Article

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