A new technique for staining sections and recovering celloidin film in high resolution autoradiography

Ultrathin sections are stained immediately after cutting by placing them in contact with staining solution and then placed on a slide covered by a celloidin film. This method largely avoids precipitates of heavy metals. The recovering of celloidin film is improved using a stainless steel basket. This technique is far more reliable than that involving use of a filter paper.