Videodensitometric analysis of electron spectroscopic micrographs - A tool for detection of biologically relevant elements with high resolution

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 170-183

  Door, R ^a   Breitig, D ^a   Martin, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Analytical electron microscopy; EELS; ESI; High resolution; Microanalysis; Neurofilament phosphorylation; Phosphorus; Sulphur; Videodensitometry

Indexed keywords

DISSOCIATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON SCATTERING; ELECTRONS; MOLLUSCS; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORYLATION; SHELLFISH; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SULFUR;

ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS; ELECTRON ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIES; ELEMENT SPECIFIC; ENERGY-LOSS SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; HIGH RESOLUTION; NEUROFILAMENT PHOSPHORYLATION; NEUROFILAMENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; VIDEODENSITOMETRY;

ENERGY DISSIPATION;

ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROANALYSIS; NEUROFILAMENT; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ANGUILLIFORMES; CEPHALOPODA;

EID: 0030816360     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1997.2310791.x     Document Type: Article

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