Fluorescence microscopy of rat embryo sections stained with haematoxylin-eosin and Masson's trichrome method

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 20-27

  Apgar, J M ^a   Juarranz, A ^a   Espada, J ^b   Villanueva, A ^a   Canete M ^a   Stockert, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOMÉDICAS ALBERTO SOLS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid fuchsin; Eosin Y; Fluorescence microscopy; Haematoxylin eosin; Masson's trichrome stain; Rat embryo; Xylidine ponceau

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; RATS; TISSUE;

ACID FUCHSIN; EOSIN Y; FLUORESCENCE PATTERNS; HEMATOXYLIN EOSIN; MASSON TRICHROME STAIN; OPTIMAL EXCITATION; RAT EMBRYO; STAINING METHOD; TISSUE COMPONENTS; XYLIDINE PONCEAU;

FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

EOSIN; FUCHSINE; HEMATOXYLIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; ERYTHROCYTE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; STAINING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031830998     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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