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Chromatin-like Aggregates of Uranyl Acetate

Nature New Biology volume 244, pages 80–81 (1973)Cite this article

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URANYL acetate has become a widely used stain in electron microscopy. In addition to its use as a negative stain, it can be used to positively stain nucleic acids and proteins. As a positive stain, uranyl acetate solutions are now being used to stain large macromolecular structures such as chromatins.

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    JACK D. GRIFFITH

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    JAMES F. BONNER

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GRIFFITH, J., BONNER, J. Chromatin-like Aggregates of Uranyl Acetate. Nature New Biology 244, 80–81 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio244080a0

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