A flow-cytometric method for quantification of neurolipofuscin and comparison with existing histological and biochemical approaches

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 233-248

  Sheehy, M R J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Flow cytometry; Lipofuscin quantification; Microscopy; Precision; Solvent extraction

Indexed keywords

FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; LIPOFUSCIN; NEUROLIPOFUSCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACCURACY; AGE; AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; BRAIN HOMOGENATE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENCE ACTIVATED CELL SORTING; GENERAL ASPECTS OF DISEASE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HISTOLOGY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOBSTER; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SAMPLE; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TECHNIQUE;

GAMMARUS; HOMARUS GAMMARUS; LOBSTER;

EID: 0036124959     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(01)00217-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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