Substructures of the acinar basement membrane of rat submandibular gland as shown by alcian blue staining and cryo-fixation followed by freeze-substitution

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 405-412

  Kadoya, Yuichi ^a   Katsumata, Osamu ^a   Yamashina, Shohei ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alcian blue; Basement membrane; Cryo fixation freeze substitution; Rapid freezing; Rat; Submandibular gland

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ACETONE; CELL MEMBRANES; COLLAGEN; EPOXY RESINS; TISSUE;

ACINAR CELLS; ALCIAN BLUES; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; BLUE STAINING; CONNECTIVE TISSUES; CRYOFIXATION; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; GLUTARALDEHYDES; RAPID FREEZING; SUBMANDIBULAR GLANDS;

RATS;

EID: 0030698147     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023536     Document Type: Article

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