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. 1962 Feb 1;12(2):385–410. doi: 10.1083/jcb.12.2.385

FIXATION OF NEURAL TISSUES FOR ELECTRON MICROSCOPY BY PERFUSION WITH SOLUTIONS OF OSMIUM TETROXIDE

Sanford L Palay 1, S M McGee-Russell 1, Spencer Gordon Jr 1, Mary A Grillo 1
PMCID: PMC2106034  PMID: 14483299

Abstract

This paper describes in detail a method for obtaining nearly uniform fixation of the nervous system by vascular perfusion with solutions of osmium tetroxide. Criteria are given for evaluating the degree of success achieved in the preservation of all the cellular components of the nervous system. The method permits analysis of the structural relations between cells at the electron microscopic level to an extent that has not been possible heretofore.

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