title: Negative staining of rat tail tendon collagen fibrils with uranyl formate.
abstract: Negative staining of rat tail tendon collagen fibrils with uranyl formate appears to reveal more detail in the axial banding pattern than any other positive or negative staining method hitherto employed. In addition, uranyl formate and other uranyl solutions appear to reveal fine, closely spaced, longitudinal filaments which may represent the individual tropocollagen molecules.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates; D000818:Animals; D003094:Collagen / Q000032:analysis*; D005561:Formates; D008982:Molybdenum; D010772:Phosphotungstic Acid; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D051381:Rats; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D013710:Tendons / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D014501:Uranium
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D005561:Formates; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; D010772:Phosphotungstic Acid; D014501:Uranium; D008982:Molybdenum; D003094:Collagen