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Immuno-fluorescence cytochemistry on thin frozen sections of human substantia nigra for staining of monoamine oxidase A and monoamine oxidase B: a pilot study

Helmut HeinsenR. MollG. MollWieland GsellR. M. DenneyP. Riederer

subject

Frozen section procedurebiologymedicine.diagnostic_testMonoamine oxidaseChemistrySubstantia nigraImmunofluorescenceMolecular biologyStainingnervous systemBiochemistrybiology.proteinmedicineCytochemistrysense organsMonoamine oxidase BMonoamine oxidase A

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Immunofluorescence cytochemistry on thin frozen sections of human substantia nigra for staining of MAO-A and MAO-B revealed that only about 10% of the melanin-containing neurons are positive for MAO-A, while they are substantially free of MAO-B.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9113-2_8