| Literature DB >> 3541481 |
H Mannoji, H Yeger, L E Becker.
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Microglia were demonstrated in paraffin-embedded human nervous tissues with an avidin-biotin peroxidase method and Ricinus communis agglutinin-1 (RCA-1). Specific staining was observed in cell bodies and processes of microglia. Although endothelial cells and blood cells reacted with RCA-1, they were easily distinguished morphologically from microglia. Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and neurons did not react with RCA-1. These results suggest that RCA-1 can be used as a new histochemical marker for microglia in normal human brain.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID: 3541481 DOI: 10.1007/BF00688060
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Neuropathol ISSN: 0001-6322 Impact factor: 17.088