The senile plaque: Morphological differences in APP knock-in mice brains by fixatives

Brain Behav. 2023 Apr;13(4):e2953. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2953. Epub 2023 Mar 6.

Abstract

The morphology of senile plaques depends on the APP knock-in mice brain fixative. Solid forms of senile plaques were detected in APP knock-in mice after formic acid treatment with Davidson's and Bouin's fluid fixative as the brain of AD patients. Aβ42 was deposited as cored plaques and Aβ38 accumulated around Aβ42.

Keywords: Amyloid β protein; Senile plaque.

MeSH terms

  • Alzheimer Disease* / genetics
  • Animals
  • Brain
  • Fixatives
  • Formaldehyde
  • Mice
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Plaque, Amyloid*

Substances

  • Fixatives
  • Bouin's solution
  • Formaldehyde