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A simple method for staining plant cells grown in suspension culture is described. The technique, which involves acid hydrolysis and toluidine blue O staining, provides slide preparations in which cell divisions and nuclear divisions can be observed simultaneously.
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Hsu, C., Stewart, J.M. A rapid stain method for suspension cultured plant cells. Journal of Tissue Culture Methods 7, 69–72 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01665912
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01665912