Species: Coturnix japonica Temminck et Schlegel, 1849    Aves

Preparation Type: 60-100 µm thick celloidin sections

Prepared: D.K. Obukhov

Description: Frontal (transverse) celloidin section through an area of a telencephalic hemisphere of the Japanese quail Coturnix japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1849 impregnated with silver salts by the Golgi method.

Method: Golgi method of silver impregnation of nervous elements

Method Description: Frontal celloidin sections. Golgi impregnation. The staining protocol is described in detail in the handbooks of microscopy methods:
Mulisch, M., Welsch, U. Romeis - Mikroskopische Technik, 18. Auflage. - Heidelberg: Spektrum, 2010. - 568 p.

Institution: Saint Petersburg State University

Description: Frontal (transverse) celloidin section through a telencephalic hemisphere of a Japanese quail impregnated with silver salts by the Golgi method. Central region of the pallium (M - mesopallium) showing a group of neurons of various types that form one of the numerous multineuron groups of the pallium ("nests"). In addition to the neurons, the multicellular groups include glial cells. The preparation clearly shows several glial cells (presumably the astrocytes - ast). They come in close contact with the neurites and cell bodies of the neurons to form a neuro-glial complex (or using the modern terminology, "the neuro-glial unit"). This emphasizes the important role of glia in the functioning of the nerve centers. The section also shows impregnated blood vessels (bv) and deposits of silver salts (black spots).

Organs: сentral nervous system, cerebral brain or its part

Methods: Neurohistology - Golgi method of silver impregnation of nervous elements