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Electron-dense deposits were observed at the bases of the cilia ofParamecium fixed in 1% OsO4 solution containing 2% potassium pyroantimonate. The deposits were shown to contain Ca and Sb by X-ray microanalyzer.
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Tsuchiya, T., Suzuki, S. Electron probe microanalysis of pyroantimonate precipitates in the cilia of Paramecium. Experientia 37, 721–722 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01967943
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