Calbindin-D28k is a more reliable marker of human Purkinje cells than standard Nissl stains: A stereological experiment

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 168, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 42-47

  Whitney, Elizabeth R ^a   Kemper, Thomas L ^a   Rosene, Douglas L ^a   Bauman, Margaret L ^a,b   Blatt, Gene J ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Calbindin; Calcium binding protein; Cerebellum; Nissl; Purkinje cell

Indexed keywords

CALBINDIN; CELL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CELL DENSITY; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NISSL STAINING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PURKINJE CELL; RELIABILITY; STEREOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CALCIUM-BINDING PROTEIN, VITAMIN D-DEPENDENT; CEREBELLUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NISSL BODIES; PURKINJE CELLS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 38049177366     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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