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INDEX 



Alkaline phosphatase, section thick- 

 ness, washing time, 43, 44 



substrates, 39-42, 45, 59, Plates 

 VI, X, XI 



superimposed-sections technique, 



37, 38, 45, 49, 51-53, Plates 

 IV, V, VIII, IX 



tissue differentiation and, 67, 68 

 Artefacts, 3, 4, 13, 18, 19, 25-29, 35- 



38, 42, 45, 46, 49, 52, 53, 59, 

 60, 81, 84, 87, 109, 110, 121, 

 131, 135, Plates IV, V 



Ascorbic acid, 5, 11, 64 



Azo dyes, 41, 42, 50, 101, 108, 109 



Bacteria, 117, 118-120, 122 

 Bacteriophage, 118-120 

 Beer-Lambert law, 128 

 Biology, cytochemical viewpoint, 4, 



5, 6, 134, 135, 136 

 Blocking (non-chromogenic) 



agents, 100, 106-108 

 Bones, 65, 118 



Calcium phosphate, 36-40, 42, 44, 



46, 49, 53, 66, 67, Plate IV 

 Carbohydrates, 89, 90, Plate XII 

 Cartilage, 66, 67 

 Chemistry, cytochemical viewpoint, 



4 



Chromocentre, 55, 75, 76, 115 

 Chromogenic reagents, 97, 99-106 

 Chromsomes, 15, 50, 55-57, 59, 61, 



75, 99, 114, Plates VII, VIII, 



IX, XI 

 Collagen, 64, 75, 76 

 Cytochemistry history, 2-4 

 Cytoplasm, 8, 60, 62, 63, 89, 90, 94, 



99, 113, Plates II, IV, VIII, 



XII 



Dephosphorylation, 61, 62, 68-71 

 Diazonium hydroxides, 40, 41, 101— 



103, 109 

 Digestive tract, 52, 89, 117, Plate 



XII 



Enzymes, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 19, 

 28, 29, 57, 58, 96, 134-136 

 See also Alkaline phosphatase 

 Excretory organs, 71 



Fats, aldehydes and, 88-91, Plate 



XII 

 Feulgen reaction, technique, and 



characteristics, 5, 12, 13, 56- 



58, 76, 78, 84, 85, 94, 115, 



Plates VII, VIII 

 Fixation and fixatives (reagents), 



2, 3, 6, 16-27, 29-44, 47-49, 



56-58, 130, Plates I, II, III 

 Freeze-drying, 6, 13, 16, 19-27, 29, 



47-49, 81, 121, 130, 131, Plates 



I, II, III 



Genes, 57, 61, 115 

 Glucose, 69, 70, 74 

 Glycogen, 66, 67, Plate I 

 Glycols, 92-94 



Glycerophosphate, 36, 39, 42, 44, 59, 

 92, Plates III, X, XI 



Hydrolysis, 12, 13, 64 



Infrared, see Light 

 Inhibitors, 36 



Keratin, 64 



Kidney, 32, 34, 36, 38, 41, 42, 44, 49, 



50-55, 69-71, Plates III, IV, 



V, VI 



Light, 4, 5, 13, 14, 97-108, 126-130, 



132, 134 

 Liver, 9, 46, 52, 53, 55, 81, 85, 89-91, 



Plates I, V, VII, XII 



Maceration, 7, 50 



Mitochondria, 9, 11, 24, Plate III 

 Mitosis, 55, 56, 60, 75, 76, Plate XI 

 Molecules, 4, 11, 16, 26, 70 



Neurons, 117 



Nitro compounds, 103-105 

 Nucleic acids, 5, 9, 12-15, 17, 56, 57, 

 63, 96-124, Plate VIII 



