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Colloidal gold as a cytochemical marker in electron microscopy

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Colloidal gold is orange to red, displays electron-opaque properties and is capable of strong emission of secondary electrons. As gold particles can be produced in different sizes and can be labelled with macromolecules which keep their specific properties, gold markers have found uses in light and fluorescent microscopy, and many applications in scanning and transmission electron microscopy.

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Horisberger, M. Colloidal gold as a cytochemical marker in electron microscopy. Gold Bull 14, 90–94 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03216735

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