A modified histochemical technique to visualize acetylcholinesterase-containing axons.
Open Access
- 1 February 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
- Vol. 33 (2) , 134-140
- https://doi.org/10.1177/33.2.2578498
Abstract
An improved histochemical method for light microscopic demonstration of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) has been developed. Axonal, dendritic, and perikaryal staining are well delineated, both in areas of low AChE content, such as cerebral cortex, and in areas of high AChE content, such as neostriatum. Axonal staining, including arborizations, stands out against a clear background devoid of diffuse reaction product.This publication has 12 references indexed in Scilit:
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