Electron-beam-induced amorphization of ice III or IX obtained by high- pressure freezing

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 182, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 163-168

  Sartori, N ^a   Bednar, J ^a   Dubochet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cryo section; cryo ultramicrotomy; electron microscopy; high pressure freezing; high pressure ice; ice III; ice IX; vitreous ice; vitrification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON BEAMS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONS; FREEZING; ICE;

CRYO-SECTION; CRYO-ULTRAMICROTOMY; ELECTRON-BEAM; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; HIGH-PRESSURE ICE; ICE III; ICE IX; ULTRA-MICROTOMY; VITREOUS ICE;

VITRIFICATION;

DEXTRAN; ICE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FREEZING; HYPERBARISM; MASTOCYTOMA; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029765415     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.61425.x     Document Type: Article

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