Immunofluorescence Microscopy

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 48, Issue C, 1995, Pages 365-394

  Miller, David M ^a   Shakes, Diane C ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 0029447440     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(08)61396-5     Document Type: Article

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