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of neurons, are too slender and transparent to be seen with normal staining techniques. Golgi's method stains a limited number of cells at random in their entirety. The mechanism by which this happens is still largely unknown. Dendrites, as well as the cell soma, are clearly stained in brown and
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The cells in nervous tissue are densely packed and little information on their structures and interconnections can be obtained if all the cells are stained. Furthermore, the thin filamentary extensions of neural cells, including the
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I expressed the surprise which I experienced upon seeing with my own eyes the wonderful revelatory powers of the chrome-silver reaction and the absence of any excitement in the scientific world aroused by its
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stained via Golgi technique. Notice the apical dendrite extending vertically above the soma and the numerous basal dendrites radiating laterally from the base of the cell body. Photo by Bob Jacobs, Colorado
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black and can be followed in their entire length, which allowed neuroanatomists to track connections between neurons and to make visible the complex networking structure of many parts of the
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This technique has since been refined to substitute the silver precipitate with gold by immersing the sample in
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done by Santiago Ramón y Cajal, clearly demonstrating the power of Golgi's staining method to reveal fine detail
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Immerse the block into a 2% aqueous solution of silver nitrate for another 2 days.
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Golgi's staining is achieved by impregnating aldehyde fixed nervous tissue with
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Silver staining technique for visualizing nervous tissue under light microscopy
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Origins of neuroscience : a history of explorations into brain function
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According to SynapseWeb, this is the recipe for Golgi's staining technique:
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Stained brain slice images which include the "Golgi-stained neurons"
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In 1873, Golgi published the first brief but "adequate" picture of
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Recuerdos de mi vida, Vol. 2, Historia de mi labor científica
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Cell Biology of Neurons: Structure and Methods of Study
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Photomicrograph of a cortex cell stained with Golgi's
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under light microscopy. The method was discovered by
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Visualization of dendritic spines using Golgi Method
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pyramidal neuron

hippocampus

Purkinje cell
cerebellum
cortex
silver staining
nervous tissue
Camillo Golgi
Italian
physician
scientist
Spanish
neuroanatomist
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
neuron doctrine
axon
dendrites
brain
spinal cord
potassium dichromate
silver nitrate
microcrystallization
silver chromate
formaldehyde
paraformaldehyde
glutaraldehyde
potassium dichromate

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