Species: Corvus cornix Linnaeus, 1758    Aves

Preparation Type: paraffin sections

Prepared: D.K. Obukhov

Description: Frontal (transverse) section through a telencephalic hemisphere of the carrion crow Corvus corone L. stained with cresyl violet.

Method: Nissl staining

Method Description: Frontal paraffin section. Fixation: ethanol-formaldehyde-acetic acid (Carnoy's solution), Nissl's cresyl violet staining.
The staining protocol is described in detail in 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) paraffin sections through a telencephalic hemisphere of a carrion crow stained with toluidine blue by the Nissl method. The section shows the overal structure (cytoarchitecture) of a telencephalic hemisphere, and the distribution pattern of neuronal populations in different regions of the hemisphere. The boundaries between these regions are clearly visible.

Organs: сentral nervous system, cerebral brain or its part

Methods: Neurohistology - Nissl staining