Ultrastructure of Kurloff body proteoglycans after high pressure freezing, cryosubstitution and postembedding staining with cuprolinic blue

Glycobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 817-822

  Landemore, Gérard ^a   Quillec, Michèle ^a   Izard, Jacques ^a  

^a CHU CÔTE DE NACRE   (France)

Author keywords

Cuprolinic blue; High pressure freezing; Kurloff cell; Proteoglycans; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FREEZING; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALS; COLORING AGENTS; FREEZING; GUINEA PIGS; INDOLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PROTEOGLYCANS; SPLEEN; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 0030445492     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/6.8.817     Document Type: Article

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