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Microglia were demonstrated in paraffinembedded human nervous tissues with an avidinbiotin peroxidase method andRicinus communis agglutinin-1 (RCA-1). Specific staining was observed in cell bodies and processes of microglia. Although endothelial cells and blood cells reacted with RCA-1, they were easily distinguished morphologically from microglia. Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and neurons did not react with RCA-1. These results suggest that RCA-1 can be used as a new histochemical marker for microglia in normal human brain.
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Mannoji, H., Yeger, H. & Becker, L.E. A specific histochemical marker (lectinRicinus communis agglutinin-1) for normal human microglia, and application to routine histopathology. Acta Neuropathol 71, 341–343 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00688060
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