Preservation and detection of lesion-induced collagenous scar in the CNS depend on the method of tissue processing

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 162-167

  Hermanns, Susanne ^a   Werner Müller, Hans ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Basement membrane; Collagen IV; Corticospinal tract; Immunohistochemistry; Paraffin embedded sections; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 4; LAMININ; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PARAFFIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME MECHANISM; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SCAR; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION; STAINING;

ANIMALS; CICATRIX; COLLAGEN; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; FREEZING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; POLYMERS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0343898073     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-299X(01)00059-9     Document Type: Article

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