Magnetic resonance histology of the adult zebrafish brain: Optimization of fixation and gadolinium contrast enhancement

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-346

  Ullmann, Jeremy F P ^a   Cowin, Gary ^a   Kurniawan, Nyoman D ^a   Collin, Shaun P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brain; Fixation; Gadolinium; High resolution; Magnetic resonance histology; Optimized protocol; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION OF; CONTRAST AGENT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EX-VIVO; GRADIENT ECHO; HIGH RESOLUTION; IMAGE SETS; IN-SITU; ISOTROPIC RESOLUTION; OPTIMAL IMAGING; OPTIMIZED PROTOCOL; POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE; ZEBRAFISH;

ALDEHYDES; BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; ETHANOL; GADOLINIUM; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POTASSIUM;

OPTIMIZATION;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOVERSETAMIDE; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE HISTOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; STAINING; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CONTRAST MEDIA; FIXATIVES; GADOLINIUM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICE; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE FIXATION; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO; MUS;

EID: 77951609683     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.1465     Document Type: Article

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