Lead citrate is a compound of lead and citrate that is primarily used as an enhancer for heavy metal staining in electron microscopy.[2] This salt binds to osmium and uranyl acetate and enhances contrast in many cellular structures. Lead citrate is highly reactive with carbon dioxide.

References

  1. ^ Dale Perry (April 2016). Handbook of Inorganic Compounds. CRC Press. p. 225.
  2. ^ Arun Sharma and Archana Sharma (2014). Chromosome Techniques: Theory and Practice. Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 285.