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Altman, F.P., Høyer, P.E. & Andersen, H. Dehydrogenase histochemistry of lipid-rich tissues: a tetrazolium-metal chelation technique to improve localization. Histochem J 11, 485–488 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01002775
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