title: A silver method for staining normal axis cylinders of central nervous system structures.
abstract: The fink-Heimer stain for degenerating axons has been modified for demonstration of normal axis cylinders. The technique stains tissue prepared from a variety of fixation protocols. Vibratome prepared sections, coupled with an efficient use of laboratory time makes this procedure a simple, quick, and repeatable general technique. This preparation provides valuable insight into the histological organization of the intact central nervous system.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D005701:Galago / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D011821:Raccoons / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013194:Staining and Labeling / Q000379:methods*