Identification of neuromuscular junctions by correlative confocal and transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 158-165

  Modla, Shannon ^a   Mendonca, Janet ^a,b   Czymmek, Kirk J ^a   Akins, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Correlative microscopy; Neuromuscular junction; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA BUNGAROTOXIN; FLUORESCENT DYE; SUCROSE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NONHUMAN; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRESYNAPTIC MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRAMICROTOMY;

ANIMALS; BUNGAROTOXINS; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROTOMY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; RATS; STAINING AND LABELING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 77955769546     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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