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A New Method for Determining the Weight of Cellular Structures

Nature volume 163, pages 563–564 (1949)Cite this article

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SUBSTITUTION of a continuous spectrum for monochromatic X-rays in the methods now being used for cytochemical elementary analysis1,2 makes it possible to weigh single cell structures when a sufficiently broad band of a continuous X-ray spectrum is used. The effects of the absorption jumps of the elements in the tissue can be neglected, and the total absorption is proportional to the total mass of tissue. The wave-lengths of the chosen band must be selected properly.

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  1. Engström, A., Acta Radiol. (Stockholm), Supp. lxiii (1946); Nature, 158, 664 (1946).

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ENGSTRÖM, A., LINDSTRÖM, B. A New Method for Determining the Weight of Cellular Structures. Nature 163, 563–564 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163563b0

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