The protocol shows a method to examine spatial correlation among the pre-synaptic terminals, post-synaptic receptors, and peri-synaptic Schwann cells in the rat medial gastrocnemius muscle using fluorescent immunohistochemistry with different biomarkers, namely, neurofilament 200, vesicular acetylcholine transporter, alpha-bungarotoxin, and S100.
Cui, J., Wu, S., Wang, J., Wang, Y., Su, Y., Xu, D., Liu, Y., Gao, J., Jing, X., Bai, W. Visualizing the Morphological Characteristics of Neuromuscular Junction in Rat Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle. J. Vis. Exp. (183), e63954, doi:10.3791/63954 (2022).