A New Method of Silver Impregnation for Nerve Cells and Fibers

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Fragments of tissue, immediately after death, are fixed in Debaisieux's modification of the Duboscq-Brazil picro-aceticformol fluid, and treated as follows: Hydrate by soaking 2–6 hr. in distilled water with 30 drops of cone. NH4OH per 100 cc. Freeze and cut sections about 25μ in thickness. Bleach sections about 15 min. in ammoniacal water (52 drops cone. NH4OH per 100 cc. water). Transfer to 20% AgNO3 solution and heat at 45° C. till light brown. Add cone. NH4OH drop by drop till the Ag precipitates and then redisolves into an opalescent solution. Pour solution and sections into a little distilled water and transfer sections quickly to formaldehyde solution (3 cc. formalin to 100 cc. water). Dip sections in distilled water and transfer to 1% aqueous gold chloride till deep blue. Place for about 10 minutes in 5% aqueous sodium thiosulfate solution for fixing and clearing. Wash thoroly in tap water, dehydrate and mount. Special directions are given for applying this technic to delicate material such as insects, and for use with serial sections.

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