A rapid method combining Golgi and Nissl staining to study neuronal morphology and cytoarchitecture

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 539-550

  Pilati, Nadia ^a   Barker, Matthew ^a   Panteleimonitis, Sofoklis ^a   Donga, Revers ^a   Hamann, Martine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Medical Sciences Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dendrite; Lucifer yellow; Neuron; Soma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; GOLGI COMPLEX; NERVE CELL; NISSL SUBSTANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SILVER IMPREGNATION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COLORING AGENTS; ISOQUINOLINES; NEURONS; OXAZINES; RATS; SILVER; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 43949114530     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2008.950246     Document Type: Article

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