Reduction of background autofluorescence in brain sections following immersion in sodium borohydride

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 97-102

  Clancy, B ^a   Cauller, L J ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Dextran tetramethylrhodamine:; Glutaraldehyde; NaBH4; Paraformaldehyde; Schiff's base

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; RHODAMINE; SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMERSION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION;

AMIDINES; ANIMALS; BOROHYDRIDES; BRAIN; COLORING AGENTS; DEXTRANS; FIXATIVES; FLUORESCENT DYES; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; MALE; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RHODAMINES; SCHIFF BASES; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0032167866     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(98)00066-1     Document Type: Article

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