Quantitative assay of Schieff and PAS reactivity during nerve degeneration in rats.
Quantative histochemical analysis of nerve degeneration in rats from zero to 192 hours was studied utilizing both Schiff reagent and PAS reaction. In addition, amylase digestion prior to PAS staining and aniline blockade of Schiff reactivity were employed. The staining intensity of all the reaction was measured histophotometrically and the mean optical density (OD) was determined for the following time intervals: 0, 24, 48, 96, and 192 hours.
D000681:Amylases / Q000494:pharmacology; D000814:Aniline Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D006003:Glycogen / Q000032:analysis; D009410:Nerve Degeneration / Q000187:drug effects*; D010503:Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction; D051381:Rats; D012545:Schiff Bases; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000201:enzymology / Q000473:pathology; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D000814:Aniline Compounds; D012545:Schiff Bases; D006003:Glycogen; D000681:Amylases