The growth cone as seen through cajal's original histological preparations and publications

Journal of the History of the Neurosciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 197-210

  Garcia Marin, Virginia ^a   Garcia Lopez, Pablo ^a   Freire, Miguel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cajal; Golgi impregnation; Growth cone; Original histological preparations; Reduced silver nitrate method

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUND; SILVER NITRATE;

CHEMOTAXIS; CHICK EMBRYO; GOLGI COMPLEX; GROWTH CONE; HISTOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; TARGET CELL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTORY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SILVER STAINING;

ANIMALS; GROWTH CONES; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SILVER STAINING;

EID: 68149128463     PISSN: 0964704X     EISSN: 17445213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09647040801961430     Document Type: Review

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