Summary
A rapid silver nitrate impregnation of nerve fibres has been devised to maintain a histochemically detectable acetylcholinesterase activity at the motor end-plates.
Similar content being viewed by others
Literatur
D. G. Gwyn and V. Heardman, Stain Technol.40, 15 (1965).
D. H. Beermann and R. G. Cassens, Stain Technol.51, 173 (1976).
M. Pecot-Dechavassine, A. Wernig and H. Stöver, Stain Technol.54, 25 (1979).
S. Ramon y Cajal and F. de Castro, Técnica micrografia des sistema nervioso. Tipografia artistica, Madrid 1933.
B. Romeis, Mikroskopische Technik. Leibniz, München 1948.
G. M. Lehrer and L. Ornstein, J. biophys. biochem. Cytol.6, 399 (1959).
M. J. Karnovsky and L. Roots, J. Histochem. Cytochem.12, 219 (1964).
S. Tsuji, Histochemistry42, 99 (1974).
W. A. Koelle, K. S. Hossaini, P. Akbarzadeh and G. B. Koelle, J. Histochem. Cytochem.18, 381 (1978).
S. I. Zacks, Anat. Rec.118, 509 (1954).
L. M. Brown, Bibl. anat.2, 21 (1961).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
We thank Mrs Paulette Cloup and Mr D. Levieux for their valuable technical assistance.
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
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
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01969611