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Immunocytochemical Detection of Astrocytes in Brain Slices in Combination with Nissl Staining

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The present study was performed to develop a simple and reliable method for the combined staining of specimens to allow the advantages of immunocytochemical detection of astrocytes and assessment of the functional state of neurons by the Nissl method to be assessed simultaneously. The protocol suggested for processing paraffin sections allows preservation of tissue structure at high quality and allows the selective identification of astrocytes with counterstaining of neurons by the Nissl method. The protocol can be used without modification for processing brain specimens from humans and various mammals-except mice and rabbits.

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  1. Department of Morphology, Institute of Experimental Medicine, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia

    D. E. Korzhevskii & V. A. Otellin

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Translated from Morfologiya, Vol. 125, No. 3, pp. 100–102, May–June, 2004.

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Korzhevskii, D.E., Otellin, V.A. Immunocytochemical Detection of Astrocytes in Brain Slices in Combination with Nissl Staining. Neurosci Behav Physiol 35, 639–641 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11055-005-0105-2

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