Pre-embedding staining for GAD67 versus postembedding staining for GABA as markers for central GABAergic terminals

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1261-1268

  Murphy, Susan M ^a,c   Pilowsky, Paul M ^a,d   Llewellyn Smith, Ida J ^a,b  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Immunocytochemistry; Motor neuron; Spinal cord; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMATE DECARBOXYLASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDING; GABAERGIC SYSTEM; MALE; MOTONEURON; MOTONEURON NUCLEUS; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALIA; ARMORACIA RUSTICANA;

EID: 0031768205     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549804601106     Document Type: Article

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