Ultrastructural localization of calcium in peripheral nerve fibres undergoing Wallerian degeneration: An oxalate-pyroantimonate and X-ray microanalysis study

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 451-458

  Blanco Martinez, A M ^a,c   Villela Ribeiro, L C ^a,b  

^a Center of Health Sciences   (Brazil)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium; Oxalate pyroantimonate technique; Ultrastructure; Wallerian degeneration; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

ANTIMONY; CALCIUM; OXALIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYROANTIMONIC ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER; PATHOLOGY; RAT; REFERENCE VALUE; SURAL NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTIMONY; CALCIUM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MALE; NERVE CRUSH; NERVE FIBERS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OXALATES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SURAL NERVE; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

EID: 0032112911     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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