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Localization of cations by pyroantimonate. I. Influence of fixation on distribution of calcium and sodium. An approach by analytical ion microscopy
P Mentre and F Escaig
Centre de Biologie Cellulaire, C.N.R.S., Ivry-Sur-Seine, France.
A modification of the potassium pyroantimonate (PA) method for localization of calcium and sodium was tested using skeletal muscle of mouse. Massive diffusion of these cations, depending on the method of fixation, was demonstrated by analytical ion microscopy (AIM) images on the optical microscopy level. Rapid penetration of the fixative appeared to be the principal condition that reduced diffusion of Ca2+ and Na+. Paraformaldehyde (2%) appeared more efficient than glutaraldehyde (1%) for preserving metal composition. Addition of 1% phenol strikingly improved the quality of the AIM images. Supersaturated PA (4%) appeared to retain about 10 times more sodium in the tissue than insaturated PA (2%). The role of different buffers is also discussed, particularly collidine, which permitted better preservation of sodium. Fixation with this buffer should be very useful for study by AIM of large-scale distribution of sodium. These results are analyzed at the ultrastructural level in the accompanying report.
Volume 36,
Issue 1,
pp. 49-54,
01/01/1988
Copyright © 1988 by The Histochemical Society
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