ISSN:
1432-0568
Keywords:
Silver staining
;
Neurons
;
Nucleolus
;
Supraoptic nucleus
;
Hypothalamus
;
Rat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The present paper describes a simple, efficient method for silver impregnation of supraoptic nuclei of the rat hypothalamus using a modification of the ammoniacal silver technique of Cajal (1903). This procedure, involving a silver-developer sequence in tissue blocks prior to plastic embedding, permits the simultaneous study of Ag-impregnated supraoptic neurons at both light and electron microscopic levels. Visualization of secretory magnocellular neurons impregnated by this technique using the electron microscope reveals a good preservation of nuclear structures. A selective accumulation of silver grains was observed over heterochromatin clumps and nucleoli, which allows the identification of the nucleolar fibrillar centers and also the dense fibrillar component as the main areas involved in the silver reaction. The meaning of such a silver-distribution pattern is discussed in the light of recent ultrastructural and biochemical data.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00315704
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