Comparison of fixation and drying procedures for scanning electron microscopy among insect body types

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 513-522

  Swearingen, Michel ^a   Headrick, David ^a   Bellows, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol fixation; Freezing fixation; Hot water fixation; Procedures; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030743602     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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