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Based on the fluorescence technique for demonstration of catecholamines a method has been elaborated using liquid, 100% formaldehyde and embedding in Epon. This method has been applied for a comparative light-, fluorescence- and electron microscopical study of the adrenal medulla. In the supraoptic nucleus this fluorescence technique as well as conventional electron microscopy have been used for the localization of synaptic terminals.
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Eneström, S., Svalander, C. Liquid formaldehyde in catecholamine studies. Histochemie 8, 155–163 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00306468
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