A novel decalcification method for adult rodent bone for histological analysis of peripheral-central nervous system connections

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-66

  Begum, Farhana ^a   Zhu, Wenjun ^a   Namaka, Michael P ^a   Frost, Emma E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 TCA; Antigenic integrity; Cryosectioning; Decalcification; Immunohistochemistry; Myelin basic protein; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID GLYCEROL; KRAJIAN SOLUTION; MYELIN; RDO GOLD; REAGENT; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE STRUCTURE; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; GRAY MATTER; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RAT; RODENT; SOFT TISSUE; SPINAL CORD; SPINE; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; DECALCIFICATION TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MYELIN BASIC PROTEINS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; TRICHLOROACETIC ACID;

EID: 77249135520     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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