Arnolds' silver staining of Helbodella (leech) embryos.
Arnolds' silver staining is used to visualize the boundaries of epidermal cells at the surface of embryos. As described in this article, silver staining can be performed on either living or fixed Helbodella (leech) embryos. To preserve the cell junction in fixed embryos, a special fixation procedure is used.
Weisblat
David A
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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-3200, USA. weisblat@berkeley.edu
Kuo
Dian-Han
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D000818:Animals; D015509:Developmental Biology / Q000379:methods*; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000378:metabolism; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005775:Gastrula / Q000378:metabolism; D007865:Leeches / Q000196:embryology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D016622:Silver Staining / Q000379:methods*