Evaluation of degenerating neurons after traumatic brain injury: Cyromicrotomy and staining procedures for frozen sections of rat brains

Journal of Histotechnology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-114

  Neese, Steven L ^a   Doran, Maureen ^a   Clough, Rich W ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fink heimer silver; Fluid percussion injury; Fluoro jade B; Formal thionin; Free floating sections; NNOS

Indexed keywords

EID: 60549092696     PISSN: 01478885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/his.2007.30.2.109     Document Type: Article

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