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Electron microscopy stains designed to provide contrast to the specimen using uranyl nitrate. These electron microscopy stains are water soluble yellow uranium salts. Uranyl nitrate stains have oxidizing and highly toxic properties; some can produce either a positive or a negative stain. They are used as negative stains for viruses in electron microscopy and also in tissue samples for stabilizing nucleic acids and cell membranes.
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