Abstract
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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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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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio244080a0