Staining Pericellular Boutons of Glutaraldehyde-Fixed Nervous Tissue; A Chromation-Silvering Sequence for Frozen Sections |
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Authors: | F. Abadí a-Fenoll |
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Affiliation: | a Instituto Cajal, Madrid 6, Spain |
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Abstract: | After fixing in phosphate-buffered 5% glutaraldehyde, pH 6.8, by perfusion, brains were sliced to 3-5 mm pieces which were placed in the fixative for 5-7 days. The pieces were washed through several changes of 2.26% NaH2PO4 for 12 hr, 30 μ frozen sections cut, and mordanted 2 days in an equal-parts mixture of 3.5% CrO3 and 5% Na-tartrate, which had been aged at 20-25 C for 20 days prior to use. After washing in distilled water, the sections were put into a solution containing AgNO3, 20 gm; and KNO3, 15 gm, in distilled water, 80 ml; at 30 C for 1.5-2 hr, then reduced at 40-45 C in three pyrogallol solutions as follows: 1-2 sec in 1% pyrogallol in 55% alcohol; 3-4 sec in a 0.67% solution in 33% alcohol, and 5-7 sec in a 0.5% solution in 25% alcohol. Gold toning is optional; dehydration, clearing and covering, routine. The technic shows particularly the perisomatic fibers, boutons en passant and boutons termineaux. Fibers in nerve tracts may be visible but lightly stained; cell nuclei may be dark, but the cytoplasm remains pale. |
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