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A Perchloric Acid–Naphthoquinone Method for the Histochemical Localization of Cholesterol

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ADAMS, C. A Perchloric Acid–Naphthoquinone Method for the Histochemical Localization of Cholesterol. Nature 192, 331–332 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/192331b0

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