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PYROANTIMONATE in osmium penetrates intact cell membranes and produces electron dense precipitates by combining with several intracellular cations1,2. The pyroantimonate technique provides a useful, method for ultrastructural studies on the N lines of muscle.
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YAROM, R., MEIRI, U. N Lines in Striated Muscle: a Site of Intracellular Ca2+. Nature New Biology 234, 254–256 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/newbio234254a0
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