Detection and quantification of hippocampal synaptophysin messenger RNA in schizophrenia using autoclaved, formalin-fixed, paraffin wax-embedded sections

Neuroscience

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-106

  Eastwood, S L ^a   Harrison, P J ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human brain; In situ hybridization; mRNA; Neuropathology; Psychosis; Synapse

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RNA ANALYSIS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGED; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; RNA, MESSENGER; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STERILIZATION; SYNAPSES; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0032998130     PISSN: 03064522     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4522(99)00096-2     Document Type: Article

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