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Fluorescence Histochemistry of Biogenic Monoamines

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Techniques in Neuroanatomical Research

Abstract

Several aldehydes are capable of converting biogenic amines to intensely fluorescent derivates: fluorophores. This reaction, under defined conditions, can be used as a highly sensitive and specific method for the histochemical demonstration of biogenic monoamines at the cellular level.

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Heym, C. (1981). Fluorescence Histochemistry of Biogenic Monoamines. In: Heym, C., Forssmann, WG. (eds) Techniques in Neuroanatomical Research. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68029-8_9

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