Pelling:Protocols/Methanol Fix
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Methanol is a very fast and easy way to simultaneously fix and permeabilize cells if you DO NOT intend to use phalloidin to stain for actin (MeOH destroys the phalloidin binding site but actin can still be stained using antibodies). MeOH produces excellent microtubule morphology.
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