Abstract
The unique contribution of the Golgi methods is their well-known ability to demonstrate soma, axons, and dendrites together and thereby to permit classification of neurons at the light microscopic level. Chapter 9 deals with various aspects of this subject. With the aid of electron microscopy (EM), on the other hand, details of synaptology and other ultrastructural features can be demonstrated. A combined Golgi-EM strategy makes possible ultrastructural analysis of synaptic relations where one of the components of a synapse is classified by means of Golgi impregnation. The impregnated component may be either post- or presynaptic. A few such situations suitable for Golgi-EM analysis will be mentioned (see Fig. 1).
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Blackstad, T.W. (1981). Tract Tracing by Electron Microscopy of Golgi Preparations. In: Heimer, L., Robards, M.J. (eds) Neuroanatomical Tract-Tracing Methods. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3189-6_12
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