Modification of a technique for support of thin, flexible tissues for microscopic examination: Application to turkey air sac membranes

Avian Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 729-735

  Kunkle, Robert A ^a  

^a NATIONAL ANIMAL DISEASE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

air sac membranes; fixation; microscopy; ring stabilization

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0030199391     PISSN: 00052086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1592288     Document Type: Article

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