Microwave-enhanced fixation of rabbit articular cartilage

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 269-276

  Richards, R G ^a   Kaab M J ^a  

^a AO RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Articular cartilage; Field emission; Microwave fixation; Morphology; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CARTILAGE; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

ARTICULAR CARTILAGES; BLOCK SAMPLES; CARTILAGE SAMPLES; FINE STRUCTURES; HIGHEST TEMPERATURE; MICROWAVE FIXATION; MICROWAVE- IRRADIATIONS; SOLUTION TEMPERATURE; THERMAL; TIBIAL PLATEAU;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0029866201     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.125406.x     Document Type: Article

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