Immunohistochemical detection of wheat germ agglutinin-horseradish peroxidase (WGA-HRP)

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 25-34

  Gong, Suzhen ^a   LeDoux, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotin; Immunohistochemistry; Paraformaldehyde; Streptavidin; WGA HRP

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GLUTARALDEHYDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SYNAPSE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SECTION; TONGUE; TRIGEMINAL NERVE; VIBRISSA;

EID: 0037532890     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(03)00055-4     Document Type: Article

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