Table 2.
Epon | Spurr's | LR White | Lowicryl HM20 | Tokuyasu preparations | |
Fixation | |||||
Glutaraldehyde | (X) | (X) | X | X | X |
Paraformaldehyde | ND | (X) | X | X | X |
Potassium permanganate | ND | X | ND | ND | ND |
HPF/FS | X | (X) | (X) | X | (X) |
Staining | |||||
Osmium tetroxide | X | (X) | ND | X | ND |
Uranyl acetate | X | X | X | X | X |
Lead citrate | X | X | X | ND | (X) |
Tannic acid | X | ND | ND | (X) | ND |