Neuroanatomical technique for studying long axonal projections in the central nervous system: Combined axonal staining and pre-labeling in parasagittal gerbil brain slices

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 413-422

  Kuwabara, N ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterograde axonal tracing; Biocytin; Brain slice; Fast blue; Flouro Gold; Retrograde pre labeling

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXY 4,4' DIAMIDINOSTILBENE, METHANESULFONATE SALT; 2-HYDROXY-4,4'-DIAMIDINOSTILBENE, METHANESULFONATE SALT; FLUORESCENT DYE; STILBAMIDINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCHLEA; GENICULATE BODY; HISTOLOGY; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; METHODOLOGY; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROANATOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; STAINING;

ANIMALS; AUDITORY PATHWAYS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; AXONS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCHLEA; FLUORESCENT DYES; GENICULATE BODIES; INFERIOR COLLICULI; NEUROANATOMY; NEURONS; STAINING AND LABELING; STILBAMIDINES;

GERBILLINAE; MERIONES;

EID: 84863896298     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: 14737760     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520295.2012.688868     Document Type: Article

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