Decalcification for Electron Microscopy with L-Ascorbic Acid |
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Authors: | M Wakita M Kobayashi T Shioi |
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a Department of Oral Anatomy, Hokkaido University, School of Dentistry, Sapporo, Japan |
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Abstract: | L-Ascorbic acid decalcification was used for electron microscopy of mammalian tooth germs and bone after fixation in a glutaraldehyde-paraformaldehyde mixture. The recommended decalcifying solution is 2% with respect to L-ascorbic acid and 0.9% with respect to sodium chloride. The method has the advantage that decalcification is complete within a quarter of the time required with EDTA. The fine structure of ameloblasts and hard tissue is preserved as well as with EDTA. |
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