Observations on the argentophilic properties of mammalian spermatids.
We have used aqueous silver nitrate to stain preparations of formalin-fixed meiotic cells. In doing so we have "rediscovered" a number of spermatid organelles, such as nuclear rings, acrosomal cap rings, centriolar adjuncts, and developing annuli, apparently not seen in numerous other recent studies of silver-stained meiotic cells. The availability of these structures for light microscopy coupled with the ease of preparation of the samples should facilitate studies on spermatid development, cytochemistry, and differentiation.
D000177:Acrosome / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000818:Animals; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D051379:Mice; D009893:Opossums; D009940:Organoids / Q000648:ultrastructure; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012589:Sciuridae; D012835:Silver Nitrate; D013087:Spermatids / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D012835:Silver Nitrate