A simple method for microtome sectioning of prehistoric charcoal specimens, embedded in 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA)

Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology

Volumn 92, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 389-393

  Igersheim, A ^a   Cichocki, O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL; MICROTOME SECTION; SAMPLE PREPARATION;

EID: 0029756820     PISSN: 00346667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0034-6667(96)00110-8     Document Type: Article

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