Mounted paraffin sections, 2-4μ thick, ˙were stained, dehydrated, allowed to air dry, and given a thin coating of 1 % Plexi-glas solution in chloroform. The chloroform was allowed to evaporate completely in a dry atmosphere. An emulsion whose dried thickness was 100-150μ, was prepared from Ilford G5 type in gel form and glued to the section by means of a 15% solution of shellac in absolute alcohol. The surface of the emulsion was then cleaned with absolute ethyl alcohol, to remove the impermeable shellac layer. The exposure for radiation reaction was made at about 2°C and required, in the conditions of our experiment, about 24 hrs. The emulsions were processed by the “temperature-development method.” With the described procedure, autoradiographs have been obtained of various organs of albino rats, labeled with P32, S35 and other radioisotopes, and very precise localizations of the origin of electron tracks was attempted. This technic has allowed the fixing and staining of the tissues by means of all the r...
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