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Localization of choline acetyltransferase at neuromuscular junctions
Author(s) -
Kan K. S. Karen,
Chao LiPen
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
muscle and nerve
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.025
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1097-4598
pISSN - 0148-639X
DOI - 10.1002/mus.880040203
Subject(s) - choline acetyltransferase , neuromuscular junction , immunohistochemistry , staining , cholinesterase , diaphragm (acoustics) , anatomy , acetyltransferase , acetylcholinesterase , cholinergic , acetylcholine , chemistry , pathology , biology , medicine , biochemistry , neuroscience , enzyme , endocrinology , physics , gene , acoustics , loudspeaker , acetylation
Choline acetyltransferase (ChAc) was localized at the neuromuscular junctions of rabbit diaphragm with immunohistochemical staining, which produced a brown color, in combination with histochemical staining for cholinesterase, which produced a blue color, in the same section. The innervations of nerve terminals at the neuromuscular junctions were comparable when a silver impregnation was substituted for the immunohistochemical staining of ChAc.