Backscattered electron imaging of cultured cells: Application to electron probe X-ray microanalysis using a scanning electron microscope

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 188, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 72-78

  Fernandez Segura E ^a   Canizares F J ^a   Cubero, M A ^a   Revelles, F ^a   Campos, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Backscattered electron imaging; cell culture; Scanning electron microscopy; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; CELLS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; PROBES; TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE;

BACKSCATTERED ELECTRON IMAGING; CELL-BE; CELL/B.E; CELL/BE; CULTURED CELL; ELECTRON PROBE X RAY MICROANALYSIS; ELEMENTAL CONTENTS; SCANNING ELECTRONS; SIMPLE METHOD; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SWINE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030667829     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.2329792.x     Document Type: Article

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