Sihler's whole mount nerve staining technique: A review

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-42

  Mu, L ^a   Sanders, I ^a  

^a HACKENSACK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Innervation; Intramuscular nerve branching; Mucosa; Nerve distribution; Nerve mapping; Nerve staining; Neuroanatomy; Peripheral nerves; Sihler's stain; Skeletal muscles; Troubleshooting; Whole mount

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; STAINING;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; HUMANS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; STAINING AND LABELING;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 76249098253     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520290903048384     Document Type: Article

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