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ArticleScientific reports2019

Modernization of Golgi staining techniques for high-resolution, 3-dimensional imaging of individual neurons.

Katlijn Vints, Dorien Vandael, Pieter Baatsen, Benjamin Pavie, Frank Vernaillen, Nikky Corthout, Vasily Rybakin, Sebastian Munck, Natalia V Gounko

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Katlijn VintsVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Electron Microscopy Platform & VIB-Bioimaging Core, O&N4 Herestraat 49 box 602, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Dorien VandaelVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Electron Microscopy Platform & VIB-Bioimaging Core, O&N4 Herestraat 49 box 602, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Pieter BaatsenVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Electron Microscopy Platform & VIB-Bioimaging Core, O&N4 Herestraat 49 box 602, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Benjamin PavieKU Leuven Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, O&N4 Herestraat 49 box 602, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Frank VernaillenVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Light Microscopy Expertise Unit & VIB Bioimaging Core, O&N4 Herestraat 49 box 602, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-9226-0103
Nikky CorthoutKU Leuven Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, O&N4 Herestraat 49 box 602, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Vasily RybakinRega Institute, Department of Microbiology and Immunology KU Leuven, Herestraat 49 box 1044, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
Sebastian MunckKU Leuven Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, O&N4 Herestraat 49 box 602, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-5182-5358
Natalia V GounkoVIB-KU Leuven Center for Brain & Disease Research, Electron Microscopy Platform & VIB-Bioimaging Core, O&N4 Herestraat 49 box 602, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. natalia.gunko@kuleuven.vib.be.ORCID 0000-0003-0791-9477

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Abstract

Analysis of neuronal arborization and connections is a powerful tool in fundamental and clinical neuroscience. Changes in neuronal morphology are central to brain development and plasticity and are associated with numerous diseases. Golgi staining is a classical technique based on a deposition of metal precipitate in a random set of neurons. Despite their versatility, Golgi methods have limitations that largely precluded their use in advanced microscopy. We combined Golgi staining with fluorescent labeling and tissue clearing techniques in an Alzheimer's disease model. We further applied 3D electron microscopy to visualize entire Golgi-stained neurons, while preserving ultrastructural details of stained cells, optimized Golgi staining for use with block-face scanning electron microscopy, and developed an algorithm for semi-automated neuronal tracing of cells displaying complex staining patterns. Our method will find use in fundamental neuroscience and the study of neuronal morphology in disease.

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Alzheimer DiseaseAnimalsBrainGoldImaging, Three-DimensionalMiceMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningNeuronsSingle-Cell AnalysisStaining and LabelingGold

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PMCPMC6333844

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