Two approaches to double post-embedding immunogold labeling of freeze-substituted tissue embedded in low temperature Lowicryl HM20 resin

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 134-141

  Mahendrasingam, S ^a   Wallam, C A ^a   Hackney, C M ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellular neurobiology; Double immunogold labeling; GABA; Glycine; Transporters

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AMINO ACID; AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; ANTIBODY; ANTIGEN; GLYCINE; GOLD; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LOWICRYL HM20; NEUROTRANSMITTER; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; RESIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN SLICE; BRAIN STEM; CELL MEMBRANE; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONJUGATION; DENATURATION; EMBEDDING; FEMALE; FREEZING; GOAT; GUINEA PIG; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RABBIT; THICKNESS;

EID: 0037725242     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(03)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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