Suppressive silver methods - A tool for identifying axotomy-induced neuron degeneration

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 261-269

  Grant, Gunnar ^a   Hollander H ^b   Aldskogius, H ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Argyrophilia; Axon reaction; Inferior olivary nucleus; Lateral geniculate nucleus; Motoneuron; Nucleolus

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; ARGYROPHILIA; AXONAL INJURY; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CEREBELLUM INJURY; CHEMISTRY; CYTOPLASM; HUMAN; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; METHODOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; MOTONEURON; MOTOR NERVE; NECROSIS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL DEGENERATION; NERVE CELL NECROSIS; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBER TRANSECTION; NICK END LABELING; NONHUMAN; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SILVER IMPREGNATION; SILVER STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0346094107     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2003.10.001     Document Type: Note

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