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Neodymium as an alternative contrast for uranium in electron microscopy

Uranyl acetate is the standard contrasting agent in electron microscopy (EM), but it is toxic and radioactive. We reasoned neodymium acetate might substitute uranyl acetate as a contrasting agent, and we find that neodymium acetate indeed can replace uranyl acetate in several routine applications. S...

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Published in:Histochem Cell Biol
Main Authors: Kuipers, Jeroen, Giepmans, Ben N. G.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7160090/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32008069
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00418-020-01846-0
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