A rapid, sensitive histochemical stain for myelin in frozen brain sections.
Open Access
- 1 May 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry
- Vol. 38 (5), 717-720
- https://doi.org/10.1177/38.5.1692056
Abstract
A staining technique is described whereby frozen brain sections are incubated in a vehicle containing gold chloride. After 2-4 hr in this solution, both large myelinated bundles and fine individually myelinated fibers are darkly stained. Advantages of this technique over conventional myelin stains include speed, sensitivity, metachromatic staining, and compatibility with formalin-fixed and frozen cut sections. Possible histochemical mechanisms are discussed.This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:
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