Fixation of transsynaptically transported WGA-HRP and fluorescent dyes used in combination

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 149-156

  Herzog, Jan ^a   Kümmel, Heinrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldehyde fixation; Fluorescent dyes; Interneurones; Motoneurones; Perfusion; Periodate lysine parafo rmaldehyde (PLP); Transsynaptic transport; WGA HRP

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; INTERNEURON; MORPHOLOGY; MOTONEURON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE FIXATION;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACROLEIN; ANIMAL; AXONAL TRANSPORT; BORATES; BUFFERS; FIXATIVES; FLUORESCENT DYES; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; INTERNEURONS; LYSINE; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NEURONS; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PERIODIC ACID; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE FIXATION; WHEAT GERM AGGLUTININ-HORSERADISH PEROXIDASE CONJUGATE;

EID: 0343279069     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0270(00)00261-2     Document Type: Article

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