A simplified procedure for the physical development of the sulphide silver method to reveal synaptic zinc in combination with immunocytochemistry at light and electron microscopy

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 87-96

  De Biasi, Silvia ^a   Bendotti, Caterina ^b  

^a Institute of Human Anatomy   (Italy)

^b Laboratory of Neuropharmacology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autometallography; Epilepsy; Hippocampus; Immunogold labeling; Kainic acid; Mossy fiber terminals; Timm staining

Indexed keywords

SILVER DERIVATIVE; SULFIDE; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPILEPTIC STATE; HIPPOCAMPUS; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MALE; MOSSY FIBER; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPSE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0032583808     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(97)00169-6     Document Type: Article

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