[Application of immunocytochemical technique for the determination of the border between forebrain subventricular zone and striatum].

Forebrain subventricular zone (SVZ)--the putative major source of neural stem cells in the brain of adult mammals--can hardly be visualized using routine histological staining. The present study was focused on the possibility of application of immunocytochemical approach for accurate delineation of the border between SVZ and striatum. It was shown that immunocytochemical reactions demonstrating tyrosine hydroxylase or synaptophysin were optimal for the determination of the border between SVZ and striatum in different mammals.