Adaptation of a fluorocarbon-based non-aqueous fixation regime for the ultrastructural study of the teleost epithelial mucous coat

Journal of Comparative Pathology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 165-170

  Sanchez, J G ^a   Speare, D J ^a   Sims, D E ^a   Johnson, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCARBON; GLUTARALDEHYDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; SOLVENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPIDERMIS; EPITHELIUM; FIBER; GLYCOCALYX; NONHUMAN; RAINBOW TROUT; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SKIN; TELEOST; TISSUE PREPARATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; SALMONIDAE; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0030682185     PISSN: 00219975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-9975(97)80033-3     Document Type: Article

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