A simple and fast densitometric method for the analysis of tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity in the substantia nigra pars compacta and in the ventral tegmental area

Brain Research Protocols

Volumn 16, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 58-64

  Xavier, Léder Leal ^a   Viola, Giordano Gubert ^b   Ferraz, Anete Curte ^d   Da Cunha, Claudio ^d   Deonizio, Janyana Marcela Doro ^d   Netto, Carlos Alexandre ^b   Achaval, Matilde ^c  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Curso de Pos Graduacao Bioquim   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Densitometry; Image analysis; Parkinson's disease; Substantia nigra pars compacta; Ventral tegmental area

Indexed keywords

TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; FEMALE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; CELL COUNT; DENSITOMETRY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; OXIDOPAMINE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; SYMPATHOLYTICS; TISSUE FIXATION; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA;

EID: 28844433721     PISSN: 1385299X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresprot.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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