A method for vibratome sectioning of Golgi-Cox stained whole rat brain

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Gibb, Robbin ^a   Kolb, Bryan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dendrite; Golgi Cox staining; Neuroanatomical method; Spine; Vibratome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DENDRITIC SPINE; GOLGI STAIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE CELL; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; RAT; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; COLORING AGENTS; DENDRITES; MICROTOMY; PYRAMIDAL CELLS; RATS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0032583797     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00163-5     Document Type: Article

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