Improved technique for immunoelectron microscopy. How to prepare epoxy resin to obtain approximately the same immunogold labeling for epoxy sections as for acrylic sections without any etching

Micron

Volumn 27, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 211-217

  Brorson, Sverre Henning ^a   Skjørten, Fredrik ^a  

^a ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

acrylic resin; DMP 30; electron microscopy; Epoxy resin; immunocytochemistry; immunoelectron microscopy; immunogold; LR White

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030159098     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0968-4328(96)00029-7     Document Type: Article

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