Zinc-specific autometallographic in vivo selenium methods: Tracing of zinc-enriched (ZEN) terminals, ZEN pathways, and pools of zinc ions in a multitude of other ZEN cells

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-153

  Danscher, Gorm ^a   Stoltenberg, Meredin ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

AMG; Autometallography; Nanocrystals; Selenium; Vesicles; ZEN; Zinc ions; Zinc enriched

Indexed keywords

SELENIDE; SELENIUM; SODIUM SELENITE; ZINC;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADRENAL GLAND; AUTOMETALLOGRAPHY; BONE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPIDIDYMIS; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER; LUNG; LYSOSOME; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; REVIEW; SALIVARY GLAND; SECRETORY CELL; SECRETORY VESICLE; SMALL INTESTINE; SYNAPSE VESICLE; TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; THYROID GLAND;

ANIMALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NERVE ENDINGS; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; RATS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SODIUM SELENITE; ZINC;

EID: 13244277917     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4R6460.2005     Document Type: Review

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