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Organic stains for electron microscopy
Author(s) -
Stewart Murray
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of microscopy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.569
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1365-2818
pISSN - 0022-2720
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2818.1973.tb03795.x
Subject(s) - uranyl acetate , electron microscope , opacity , microscopy , staining , chemistry , organic molecules , scanning electron microscope , biological specimen , uranyl , materials science , molecule , optics , organic chemistry , biology , physics , ion , genetics , composite material
SUMMARY Evidence is presented to suggest that staining biological material prior to examination by electron microscopy with poly‐iodinated aromatic molecules may give contrast enhancement comparable to that obtained with uranyl acetate. This technique could enable the production of highly specific electron‐opaque stains analogous to the organic dyes employed in light microscopy.