NSC-2201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Conformational Change, Neurotransmitter, Axon Hillock
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Note to self: download powerpoints and take notes on them. Study from these and not the textbook that we have been given. Forms the neuron doctrine that the brain is made of separate but interconnected cells. The neuron doctrine says brain is made of discrete and separate cells: cajal was a fan of the golgi technique. Inferred correct: brain slicing was used to see neurons connections, it was sliced thinkly. A microtome is used to slice the brain. Golgi stain is made of silver nitrate and dichromate: there is an easier stain though , the nissil stain: shows shades of blue. We won"t see the entirety of the cell body: you see how the neurons lump together. Shows functional subdivision and density of different areas: functional subdivision . So the golgi stain allows us to see where the axons run, while the nissl stain allows us to see how the.