title: Compatibility of DAPl and silver staining for combined anterograde and retrograde tracing of neural connections.
abstract: The geniculocortical and corticogeniculate pathways in hamster were used to test the compatibility of 4'6 diamidino-2 phenylindole 2HCl (DAPl)6,10 and anterograde degeneration techniques for tracing reciprocal connections in the brain. The two methods were compatible within a single brain and, with some loss of sensitivity in the retrograde labeling, within a single section.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001370:Axonal Transport; D006224:Cricetinae; D005829:Geniculate Bodies / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006652:Histological Techniques; D009474:Neurons / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014793:Visual Cortex / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D014795:Visual Pathways / Q000033:anatomy & histology