Using microwave irradiation in Marchi's method for demonstrating degenerated myelin

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 63-69

  Avci, Berrin ^a   Kahveci, N ^a   Kahveci, Z ^a   Sirmali, S A ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Marchi's method; Microwave irradiation; Myelin degeneration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MICROSCOPY; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE; STAINING; TIME; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PREPARATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; MICROWAVES; MYELIN SHEATH; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NERVE; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 33747343227     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290600783044     Document Type: Article

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