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A simple silver nitrate impregnation of nerve fibres with preservation of acetylcholinesterase activity at the motor end-plate

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A rapid silver nitrate impregnation of nerve fibres has been devised to maintain a histochemically detectable acetylcholinesterase activity at the motor end-plates.

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  1. Laboratoire de Cytologie, Université Paris VI, 7, quai St Bernard, F-75005, Paris, France

    S. Tsuji & Christine Tobin-Gros

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We thank Mrs Paulette Cloup and Mr D. Levieux for their valuable technical assistance.

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Tsuji, S., Tobin-Gros, C. A simple silver nitrate impregnation of nerve fibres with preservation of acetylcholinesterase activity at the motor end-plate. Experientia 36, 1317–1319 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01969611

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