Perspective
100 years of nissl staining

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100 years ago a student introduced alcohol fixation and basic aniline dyes into neurohistology. He thus opened up a new era in neurocytology and made microscopical neuropathology possible. Even today the Nissl stain is the most common histological preparation in use.

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