New techniques for whole-mount NADPH-diaphorase histochemistry demonstrated in insect ganglia

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 523-532

  Ott, Swidbert R ^a   Elphick, Maurice R ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Central nervous system; Fixation; Locust; Method; Neuroanatomy; Nitric oxide synthase; Tissue clearing

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; METHANOL; MOLECULAR MARKER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FROZEN SECTION; GANGLION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; INSECT; LOCUST; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; SCHISTOCERCA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037386479     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540305100414     Document Type: Article

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