On the experimental use of light metal salts for negative staining

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 126-137

  Massover, William H ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum lactate; Catalase; Electron microscopy; Ferritin; Magnesium sulfate; Negative staining; Protein structure; Sodium phosphate; Structural biology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; ALUMINUM LACTATE; CATALASE; FERRITIN; INORGANIC SALT; LACTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METAL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; STAINING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ANIMALS; CATALASE; CATTLE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FERRITINS; LACTATES; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; METALS, LIGHT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NEGATIVE STAINING; SALTS;

EID: 40549142430     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: 14358115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927608080033     Document Type: Article

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