Image-EELS for in situ estimation of the phosphorus content of RNP granules

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 183, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 215-222

  Abolhassani Dadras, S ^a   Vazquez Nin G H ^a,b   Echeverria O M ^a,b   Fakan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Balbiani ring granules; EFTEM; Electron spectroscopic imaging; ESI; Image EELS; Phosphorus mapping; Polytene chromosomes; Ribosomes; RNP structures

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; GRANULATION; MACROMOLECULES; PHOSPHORUS;

BALBIANI RING GRANULE; EFTEM; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; ESI; IMAGE-EELS; PHOSPHORUS MAPPING; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; RIBONUCLEOPROTEIN STRUCTURE; RIBONUCLEOPROTEINS; RIBOSOME;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

ARTICLE; BALBIANI RING; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INSECT; NONHUMAN; POLYTENE CHROMOSOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME;

CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; INSECTA;

EID: 0029817769     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.950653.x     Document Type: Article

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