A novel method for embedding neonatal murine calvaria in methyl methacrylate suitable for visualizing mineralization, cellular and structural detail

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 79, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 151-158

  Horn, Diane A ^a,b   Garrett, I R ^a  

^a OsteoScreen   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Goldner; Ladewig; Methyl methacrylate; Mineralized bone; Neonatal calvaria; Toluidine blue; Unmineralized bone

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE TARTRATE RESISTANT ISOENZYME; EOSIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; HEMATOXYLIN; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; TOLONIUM CHLORIDE;

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE CELL; BONE MINERALIZATION; CALVARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDING; HISTOCHEMISTRY; IMAGING; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MORPHOMETRICS; MOUSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCLAST; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; STAINING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; COLORING AGENTS; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; MICE; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; SKULL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

MURINAE;

EID: 11144295612     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290400004708     Document Type: Article

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