Simultaneous immunohistochemical detection of gangliosides and neuronal markers in paraformaldehyde-fixed nervous tissues by acetone etching

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-90

  Sakumoto, Yasuhiko ^a   Ueta, Hisashi ^a   Yuki, Nobuhiro ^b   Matsuno, Kenjiro ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Niigata National Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; GANGLIOSIDES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; POLYMERS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 73349089369     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.72.77     Document Type: Article

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