Golgi-Cox Staining Step by Step

نویسندگان

  • Sami Zaqout
  • Angela M. Kaindl
چکیده

Golgi staining remains a key method to study neuronal morphology in vivo. Since most protocols delineating modifications of the original staining method lack details on critical steps, establishing this method in a laboratory can be time-consuming and frustrating. Here, we describe the Golgi-Cox staining in such detail that should turn the staining into an easily feasible method for all scientists working in the neuroscience field.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Frontiers in neuroanatomy

دوره 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016