Summary
Cis-dichloro-diammine platinum (II) provides a strong contrast to electron microscopic preparations by reacting with nucleic acids and proteins. This staining technique is easy and applicable to ultrathin sections embedded in Epon; various staining conditions have been tested.
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Heinen, E. Cis-dichloro-diammine platinum (II) as stain for electron microscopic preparations. Histochemistry 51, 257–260 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567230
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00567230