A method for processing fluorescent labelled tissue into methacrylate: a qualitative comparison of four tracers

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-165

  Sangster, C L C ^a   Galea, M P ^a   Fan, R ^b   Morrison, W A ^b   Messina, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diamidino Yellow; Fast Blue; Fluorescein; Inert dehydration; Rat; Rhodamine; Sciatic nerve

Indexed keywords

DEXTRAN DERIVATIVE; DIAMIDINE DERIVATIVE; DIAMIDINO YELLOW; FAST BLUE; FLUORESCEIN DERIVATIVE; FLUORESCENT DYE; METHACRYLIC ACID; RESIN; RHODAMINE; TETRAMETHYLRHODAMINE DEXTRAN; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTAL; DEHYDRATION; EMBEDDING; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MOTONEURON; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; FLUORESCENT DYES; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; POLYMETHACRYLIC ACIDS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032778461     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(99)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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