Abstract
The sieve element plastids of Beta give a striking example of possible variation in electron microscope images resulting from different fixations. A prominent part of the plastid, a ringlike, apparently proteinaceous inclusion, is preserved by osmic acid but is eliminated in fixations with potassium permanganate. The external sculpturing of the plastid likewise is not preserved by potassium permanganate.

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