Evaluation of tissue components in the peripheral nervous system using Sirius red staining and immunohistochemistry: A comparative study (human, pig, rat)

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-116

  Kaemmer, D ^a   Bozkurt, A ^a   Otto, J ^a   Junge, K ^a   Klink, C ^a   Weis, J ^a   Sellhaus, B ^a   O'Dey, D M ^a   Pallua, N ^a   Jansen, M ^a   Schumpelick, V ^a   Klinge, U ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collagen; Degeneration; Fibrosis; PNS

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 3; PROTEIN S100B; AZO COMPOUND; COLLAGEN; COLORING AGENT; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PROTEIN S 100;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE ANATOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL IMAGING; ENDONEURIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEUROFILAMENT; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PARENCHYMA; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SWINE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; LEWIS RAT; METABOLISM; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AZO COMPOUNDS; COLLAGEN; COLLAGEN TYPE I; COLLAGEN TYPE III; COLORING AGENTS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; NERVE GROWTH FACTORS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, INBRED LEW; S100 PROTEINS; SCIATIC NERVE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SWINE; S100 CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN BETA SUBUNIT;

EID: 77953705853     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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