Autoradiography At Biology Glossary

What is it? A process by which radioactive materials, often though not exclusively incorporated into cell structures, are located by exposure to a photographic emulsion forming a pattern on the film corresponding to the location of the radioactive compounds within the cell. A technique in which radioactive molecules make their location known by exposing photographic films or emulsions.

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