TY - JOUR
T1 - Studies to improve fixation of human nerves. Part 1. Effect of duration of glutaraldehyde fixation on peripheral nerve morphometry
AU - Ohnishi, Akio
AU - Offord, Kenneth
AU - Dyck, Peter James
N1 - Funding Information:
Transverse fascicular area was measured on photographic enlargements of 1.5-ktm-thick transverse sections. The inner boundary of the perineurium was traced with the This investigation was supported in part by Research Grants NS-5811, NS-7541, and 72-2200 from the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service,a nd by grants from the Miller, Gallmeyer,a nd Upton Funds.
PY - 1974/10
Y1 - 1974/10
N2 - No change in the transverse fascicular area of rat peroneal nerve occurred when the duration of fixation in 2% glutaraldehyde was increased from 1 to 12 hr. Shrinkage in endoneurial area was inferred from the development of clefts. The number of myelin lamellae remained constant when the nerve was fixed in glutaraldehyde for 1 or for 12 hr. Unequivocal shrinkage of axis cylinders occurred with prolongation of glutaraldehyde fixation beyond 1 hr. In nerves fixed for 12 hr, this shrinkage was approximately 20%, compared to the area at 1 hr.
AB - No change in the transverse fascicular area of rat peroneal nerve occurred when the duration of fixation in 2% glutaraldehyde was increased from 1 to 12 hr. Shrinkage in endoneurial area was inferred from the development of clefts. The number of myelin lamellae remained constant when the nerve was fixed in glutaraldehyde for 1 or for 12 hr. Unequivocal shrinkage of axis cylinders occurred with prolongation of glutaraldehyde fixation beyond 1 hr. In nerves fixed for 12 hr, this shrinkage was approximately 20%, compared to the area at 1 hr.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-510X(74)90225-1
DO - 10.1016/0022-510X(74)90225-1
M3 - Article
C2 - 4214900
AN - SCOPUS:0016162627
SN - 0022-510X
VL - 23
SP - 223
EP - 226
JO - Journal of the neurological sciences
JF - Journal of the neurological sciences
IS - 2
ER -