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The influence of fixation on staining of glycosaminoglycans in glial cells.

M Lai·I A Lampert·P D Lewis
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Cytoplasmic staining of glial cells by Alcian blue in 0.40 M magnesium chloride can be demonstrated in sections of brain tissue fixed in formol-acetic acid and in Bouin's solution. Phosphate-buffered aldehyde fixatives, whether at neutral or low pH, fail to preserve stainable material.

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M Lai, I A Lampert, P D Lewis. 1975. The influence of fixation on staining of glycosaminoglycans in glial cells.. https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00497691

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