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. 1966 Aug 1;30(2):424–432. doi: 10.1083/jcb.30.2.424

A NEW STAINING METHOD (OTO) FOR ENHANCING CONTRAST OF LIPID-CONTAINING MEMBRANES AND DROPLETS IN OSMIUM TETROXIDE-FIXED TISSUE WITH OSMIOPHILIC THIOCARBOHYDRAZIDE (TCH)

Arnold M Seligman 1, Hannah L Wasserkrug 1, Jacob S Hanker 1
PMCID: PMC2106998  PMID: 4165523

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