A silver impregnation method for motor and sensory nerves and their endings in formalin-fixed mammalian muscles

Schweizer, Hermann and Kaupenjohann, Heike (1988): A silver impregnation method for motor and sensory nerves and their endings in formalin-fixed mammalian muscles. In: Journal of Neuroscience Methods, Vol. 25, No. 1: pp. 45-48

Abstract

A silver impregnation method is described which shows motor and sensory nerves and their endings in formalin-fixed mammalian muscles. The method works with the same reliability on flattened muscle pieces as well as on frozen sections. Large nerve bundles, myelinated and non-myelinated single axons, and terminals impregnated by this method stand out black against a light brown background.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Keywords: Motor nerve ending; Sensory nerve ending; Motor end plate; Muscle spindle; Peripheral nervous system; Silver impregnation
• Faculties: Biology
• Subjects: 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology