Cobalt Staining Of Actinia Equina Nematocysts |
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Authors: | Yvonne J. Reid Margaret A. Edwards Martin J. Connock |
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Affiliation: | a Department of Biological Sciences, The Polytechnic, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Nematocysts of Actinia equina are stained black by incubation in 2% CoCl2 followed by an aqueous wash and H2S treatment. They are also stained positively by morin. Nematocysts isolated from the acrorhage were found to have a high concentration of calcium of which only 30% was “free.' It is suggested that the high concentration of calcium in the nematocysts accounts for their staining by cobalt and morin. Cobalt staining offers a simple and effective technique for investigation of nematocysts. |
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