Localization of β-D-Galactosidase Activity in Semithin Epon Sections of Embryonic Tissues Using Differential Interference Contrast Optics

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 218-221

  Poggi, P ^a   Icaro Cornaglia, A ^b   Coletta, M ^b   Kelly, R ^c   Cossu, G ^b  

^a Section of Human Anatomy   (Italy)

^b University of Pavi   (Italy)

^c INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Differential Interference Contrast; Histochemistry; Transgenic mouse; D Galactosidase

Indexed keywords

BETA GALACTOSIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPORTER GENE; TISSUE SPECIFICITY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALS; BETA-GALACTOSIDASE; EMBRYO; EPOXY RESINS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; MICROTOMY; PLASTIC EMBEDDING;

EID: 0031420998     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000147987     Document Type: Article

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