Immunofluorescence and glutaraldehyde fixation. A new procedure based on the Schiff-quenching method

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-197

  Tagliaferro, P ^a   Tandler, C J ^a   Ramos, A J ^a   Pecci Saavedra, J ^a   Brusco, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Autofluorescence; Fluorescein; Glutaraldehyde; Immunofluorescence; Schiff reagent

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCEIN; GLUTARALDEHYDE; SCHIFF BASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; BOROHYDRIDES; COLORING AGENTS; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; GLUTARAL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STAINING AND LABELING; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0031406786     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00126-X     Document Type: Article

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