A modified method for consistent and reliable Golgi-Cox staining in significantly reduced time

Frontiers in Neurology

Volumn DEC, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Ranjan, Amit ^a   Mallick, Birendra Nath ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Golgi Cox stain; Incubation temperature; Normal body temperature; Reduced incubation period; Thick section; Thick tissue block

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865412613     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2010.00157     Document Type: Article

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