Assay of acetylcholinesterase activity and elemental composition in brain compartments by electron probe microanalysis

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-48

  Pogorelov, A ^a   Budantsev, A ^a   Pogorelova, V ^a   Mizin, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF THEORETICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL BIOPHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Acetyleholinesterase activity; Electron probe microanalysis; Elemental environment; Rat brain section

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ACETYLTHIOCHOLINE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; COPPER; ELEMENT; FERRICYANIDE; IRON; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0031396436     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(96)00012-8     Document Type: Article

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