STAINING PLANT-CELLS WITH SILVER .1. THE SALT-NYLON TECHNIQUE

被引:37
作者
STACK, S [1 ]
HERICKHOFF, L [1 ]
SHERMAN, J [1 ]
ANDERSON, L [1 ]
机构
[1] COLORADO STATE UNIV, CELL & MOLEC BIOL PROGRAM, FT COLLINS, CO 80523 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
SILVER STAINING; PLANT CELLS; SYNAPTONEMAL COMPLEX; NUCLEOLUS; NUCLEOLUS ORGANIZER REGION; KINETOCHORE; CHROMOSOME CORE;
D O I
10.3109/10520299109110553
中图分类号
Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A technique is described for selectively silver staining nucleoli, active nucleolus organizers, nucleolar material attached to chromosomes, kinetochores, synaptonemal complexes, and chromosome cores in plant cells. The technique, called salt-nylon silver staining, involves spreading cells on glass slides, treating the cells with a solution of saline sodium citrate, and incubating the cells in a silver nitrate solution covered with nylon screen. Selected variables important for achieving reliable silver staining are considered.
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页码:69 / 78
页数:10
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