title: Improved fixation and contrast of insect Malpighian tubules using osmium tetroxide-potassium ferricyanide.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, University of Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette 70504, USA.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Felgenhauer
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Spring
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Bordelon
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001181:Arthropods / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000648:ultrastructure; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D005292:Ferricyanides; D008317:Malpighian Tubules / Q000166:cytology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009993:Osmium Tetroxide; D016707:Tissue Fixation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005292:Ferricyanides; D009993:Osmium Tetroxide; C028033:potassium ferricyanide