Histological staining of amyloid-β in mouse brains

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 299, Issue , 2005, Pages 299-308

  Sigurdsson, Einar M ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid ; Brain; Congo red; Fixation; Histology; Immunohistochemistry; Mouse; Perfusion; Plaques; Thioflavin S

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CONGO RED; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; THIOFLAVINE;

AMYLOID PLAQUE; ANIMAL MODEL; BRAIN HISTOLOGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PH;

EID: 22844433051     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59259-874-9:299     Document Type: Chapter

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