Improved methods for ultracryotomy of CNS tissue for ultrastructural and immunogold analyses

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 276-282

  Akagi, Takumi ^a   Ishida, Kinji ^a   Hanasaka, Tomohito ^a   Hayashi, Shuichiro ^a   Watanabe, Masahiko ^b   Hashikawa, Tsutomu ^c   Tohyama, Koujiro ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CNS; Immunogold; TEM; Ultracryotomy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GOLD; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR 1; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; URANYL ACETATE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; BRAIN SLICE; CELL ORGANELLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLIA CELL; HYDROPHILICITY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; SAMPLE; SYNAPSE; TISSUE PRESERVATION; ULTRAMICROTOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RATS;

EID: 33646254855     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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