Application of Silver Degeneration Stains for Neurotoxicity Testing

Toxicologic Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 70-83

  Switzer, Robert C ^a  

^a NeuroScience Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino cupric silver; apoptosis; brain; electron microscopy; fragmentation of proteins; MultiBrain Technology; neural tracing; neurohistology; neurotoxins; risk assessment

Indexed keywords

3 ACETYLPYRIDINE; 3 NITROPROPIONIC ACID; 3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYMETHAMPHETAMINE; ALCOHOL; CAPSAICIN; COCAINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; KAINIC ACID; MELANIN; METHAMPHETAMINE; OXIDOPAMINE; OXYGEN; RETICULIN; SILVER; TETANUS TOXIN;

CELL DEATH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHESIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 0033951734     PISSN: 01926233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/019262330002800109     Document Type: Article

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