Immunocytochemical detection of two nuclear proteins within the same neuron using light microscopy

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 39-48

  McInvale, Andrew C ^a   Harlan, Richard E ^a   Garcia, Meredith M ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline phosphatase; Avidin biotin complex; Immunocytochemistry; Peroxidase

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; ENZYME; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COLORIMETRY; CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPY; CONJUGATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING; TECHNIQUE;

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ANIMALS; AVIDIN; BIOTIN; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; COLOR; COLORING AGENTS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NEURONS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0034105910     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(99)00050-1     Document Type: Article

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