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. 1959 Dec 1;6(3):399–406. doi: 10.1083/jcb.6.3.399

A Diazo Coupling Method for the Electron Microscopic Localization of Cholinesterase

Gerard M Lehrer 1, Leonard Ornstein 1
PMCID: PMC2224705  PMID: 14415404

Abstract

The presence of cholinesterase at the myoneural junction of intercostal muscle has been demonstrated in both light and electron microscopic preparations. A new simultaneous diazo coupling technique using α-naphthyl acetate as substrate and "hexazonium pararosanilin" as coupler has been applied to cold formalin-fixed tissues. After postfixation in buffered osmium tetroxide the sites of esterase activity are faithfully demonstrated at a high level of resolution. The details of cholin-esterase distribution and some technical aspects of the procedure are discussed.

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