A two-color acid-free cartilage and bone stain for zebrafish larvae

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 23-28

  Walker, M B ^a   Kimmel, C B ^b  

^a STOWERS INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcian blue; Alizarin red; PCR genotyping

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; ALCOHOL; ALIZARIN RED S; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEACHING; BONE; CARTILAGE; EMBRYO; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STAINING; STORAGE; TISSUE FIXATION; VITAL STAIN; ZEBRA FISH;

ACIDS; ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CARTILAGE; COLORING AGENTS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LARVA; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 34249697027     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10520290701333558     Document Type: Article

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