Synaptophysin immunocytochemistry with thermal intensification: A marker of terminal axonal maturation in the human fetal nervous system

Brain and Development

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-50

  Sarnat, Harvey B ^a   Born, Donald E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fetal brain; Immunocytochemistry; Synaptophysin

Indexed keywords

SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ANENCEPHALUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALFORMATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CEREBELLUM CORTEX; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FOREBRAIN; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NEOCORTEX; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROPIL; NEWBORN; PURKINJE CELL; SPINAL CORD VENTRAL HORN; SYNAPSE VESICLE; TEGMENTUM; WHITE MATTER;

AXONS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CELL AGING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; HEAT; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MICROWAVES; SYNAPTOPHYSIN; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033004355     PISSN: 03877604     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0387-7604(98)00068-0     Document Type: Article

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