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A method for preparing whole-body sections suitable for autoradiographic, histological and histochemical studies.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  3523839     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A method for the preparation of whole-body sections suitable for autoradiographic and histochemical study is described. Radioactive calcium chloride or [14C]proline was injected into the abdominal cavity of a rat. Thirty-five minutes after injection of calcium chloride or 40 min after injection of proline the rat was frozen in a mixture of hexane and solid carbon dioxide and blocked in 5% sodium carboxymethyl cellulose. The carboxymethyl cellulose block was trimmed and a piece of copy paper was attached to the surface of the block with cellulose tape. Cryotome sections cut from the block were transferred from the paper to a glass slide coated with synthetic rubber adhesive. For whole-body autoradiography, sections were freeze-dried for 2 days and then placed against X-ray film. For light microscopic autoradiography, the freeze-dried sections were covered with a dried film of photographic emulsion. For histochemical use, the sections were fixed by raising the temperature to 4 C after immersion in 100% ethanol below -10 C. For histological observation, sections were postfixed with 2.5% glutaraldehyde and stained. Whole-body and light microscopic autoradiographs showed that sections so prepared could be used for the demonstration of soluble substances in whole-body sections and for detailed autoradiography at the light microscopic level, and the stained sections could be used for histological and histochemical studies.
Authors:
T Kawamoto; M Shimizu
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Stain technology     Volume:  61     ISSN:  0038-9153     ISO Abbreviation:  Stain Technol     Publication Date:  1986 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1986-08-11     Completed Date:  1986-08-11     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0404535     Medline TA:  Stain Technol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  169-83     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Autoradiography
Calcium Chloride
Freeze Drying
Frozen Sections
Histocytochemistry
Histological Techniques*
Microtomy / methods*
Proline
Rats
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
10043-52-4/Calcium Chloride; 147-85-3/Proline

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