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Complete staining of nerve fiber and myoneural junctions with acetylthiocholine and silver
Fecha
1997-09-01Registro en:
Biotechnic & Histochemistry. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, v. 72, n. 5, p. 240-242, 1997.
1052-0295
10.3109/10520299709082246
WOS:A1997YJ75000002
Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Institución
Resumen
We describe a combined stain for simultaneous demonstration of the preterminal axons and cholinesterase activity at myoneural junctions of mammalian muscles. This technique employs acetylthiocholine iodide as the substrate for cholinesterase activity and silver nitrate impregnation of preterminal axons. The procedure is rapid, simple and uses fresh muscles. Intramuscular nerves, preterminal axons and myoneural junctions are stained simultaneously brown or black with minimal background staining of connective tissue and muscle fibers.