Semi-thin section of the periostracal groove area of Neotrigonia margaritacea stained with different toluidine Blue (TB) solutions.
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posted on 2014-02-25, 03:38 authored by Antonio G. Checa, Carmen Salas, Elizabeth M. Harper, Juan de Dios Bueno-PérezA. Greenish metachromasia of the epithelial glands of the outer mantle fold after staining with with 1% aqueous TB and sodium tetraborate (1%). B. Brown-greenish metachromasia with 1% aqueous TB and acetic acid (0.2%). C. Brown-greenish metachromasia with 0.5% aqueous TB and acetic acid (0.2%). D. Brown-greenish metachromasia obtained with 0.2% aqueous TB and acetic acid (0.2%). MMF, middle mantle fold; P, periostracum; PG, periostracal groove; OMF, outer mantle fold.
