Black-gold: A simple, high-resolution histochemical label for normal and pathological myelin in brain tissue sections

Brain Research

Volumn 837, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 289-297

  Schmued, Larry ^a   Slikker Jr , William ^a  

^a Natl Ctr Toxicological Res F   (United States)

Author keywords

3 Nitropropionic acid; Black Gold; Demyelination; Domoic acid; Isoniazid; Kainic acid; Myelin

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COLORING AGENTS; FLUORESCENT DYES; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; ISONIAZID; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEURONS; PHOSPHATES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0033533122     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(99)01624-8     Document Type: Article

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