Argent affinity

Argentaffin is the ability of molecules in tissues to reduce ammoniacal silver nitrate without reducing agents in the course of a silver coloration (black coloration) and to form a compound with silver (Latin: argentum ). In contrast, argyrophilic molecules also bind silver ions to a greater extent, but must be reduced separately to make them visible.

literature

• Gerhard Hacker , Jiang Gu: Gold and Silver Staining: Techniques in Molecular Morphology . CRC 2010. ISBN 9781420040234 .