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. 1971 Aug 1;50(2):550–557. doi: 10.1083/jcb.50.2.550

HOT ALCOHOLIC PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID AND URANYL ACETATE AS ROUTINE STAINS FOR THICK AND THIN SECTIONS

M Locke 1, N Krishnan 1
PMCID: PMC2108269  PMID: 4107021

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