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Transmission Electron Microscopy Methods for Understanding the Brain

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Editors:
  1. Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele

    1. Department of Pharmacology and Physiolog, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA

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  • Includes cutting-edge methods and protocols
  • Provides step-by-step detail essential for reproducible results
  • Contains key notes and implementation advice from the experts

Part of the book series: Neuromethods (NM, volume 115)

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Table of contents (12 protocols)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Advances in Neuroscience Using Transmission Electron Microscopy: A Historical Perspective

    • Jingyi Zhang, Beverly A. S. Reyes, Jennifer A. Ross, Victoria Trovillion, Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele
    Pages 1-20

  3. Dual-Labeling Immuno-Electron Microscopic Method for Identifying Pre- and Postsynaptic Profiles in Mammalian Brain

    • Xiao-Bo Liu, Hwai-Jong Cheng
    Pages 21-33

  4. Analyzing Synaptic Ultrastructure with Serial Section Electron Microscopy

    • Jennifer N. Bourne
    Pages 35-62

  5. Combining Anterograde Tracing and Immunohistochemistry to Define Neuronal Synaptic Circuits

    • Dusica Bajic
    Pages 63-80

  6. Three-Dimensional Electron Microscopy Imaging of Spines in Non-human Primates

    • R. M. Villalba, J. F. Paré, Y. Smith
    Pages 81-103

  7. Electron Microscopy of the Brains of Drosophila Models of Alzheimer’s Diseases

    • Kanae Ando, Stephen Hearn, Emiko Suzuki, Akiko Maruko-Otake, Michiko Sekiya, Koichi M. Iijima
    Pages 105-123

  8. A Multifaceted Approach with Light and Electron Microscopy to Study Abnormal Circuit Maturation in Rodent Models

    • Kimberly L. Simpson, Yi Pang, Rick C. S. Lin
    Pages 125-138

  9. Using Sequential Dual-Immunogold-Silver Labeling and Electron Microscopy to Determine the Fate of Internalized G-Protein-Coupled Receptors Following Agonist Treatment

    • Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele, Janet L. Kravets, Xin-Mei Wen, Beverly A. S. Reyes
    Pages 139-166

  10. Identification of Select Autonomic and Motor Neurons in the Rat Spinal Cord Using Retrograde Labeling Techniques and Post-embedding Immunogold Detection of Fluorogold in the Electron Microscope

    • Leif A. Havton, Huiyi H. Chang, Lisa Wulund
    Pages 167-180

  11. Postembedding Immunohistochemistry for Inhibitory Neurotransmitters in Conjunction with Neuroanatomical Tracers

    • Miriam Barnerssoi, Paul J. May
    Pages 181-203

  12. Molecular Electron Microscopy in Neuroscience: An Approach to Study Macromolecular Assemblies

    • Bjoern Sander, Monika M. Golas
    Pages 205-216

  13. Assessment of Apoptosis and Neuronal Loss in Animal Models of HIV-1-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders

    • Jean-Pierre Louboutin, Beverly Reyes, Lokesh Agrawal, Elisabeth Van Bockstaele, David S. Strayer
    Pages 217-243

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 245-246
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About this book

This volume is directed at individuals interested in the field of neuroscience who are novices or experts in the use of transmission electron microscopy. The goal of  is to provide a comprehensive series of chapters on how this tool can be used to study the brain with a strong emphasis on successful hands‐on application of the electron microscopy technique. Written in the popular Neuromethods series style, chapters include the kind of detail and key advice from the specialists needed to get successful results in your own laboratory.

Concise and easy-to-use, Transmission Electron Microscopy Methods for Understanding the Brain aims to ensure successful results in the further study of this vital field.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Pharmacology and Physiolog, Drexel University, Philadelphia, USA

    Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Transmission Electron Microscopy Methods for Understanding the Brain

  • Editors: Elisabeth J. Van Bockstaele

  • Series Title: Neuromethods

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-3640-3

  • Publisher: Humana New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Protocols

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-3638-0Published: 08 July 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-8103-8Published: 30 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-3640-3Published: 08 July 2016

  • Series ISSN: 0893-2336

  • Series E-ISSN: 1940-6045

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 246

  • Number of Illustrations: 25 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Neurosciences

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