Rapid decalcification of temporal bones with preservation of ultrastructure

Hearing Research

Volumn 111, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 76-84

  Madden, Victoria J ^a   Henson, Miriam M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decalcification; Electron microscopy; Inner ear; Microwave; Primate; Temporal bone

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INNER EAR; MACACA; MICROWAVE RADIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORAL BONE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; COCHLEA; DECALCIFICATION TECHNIQUE; EDETIC ACID; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; HAIR CELLS, OUTER; MACACA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROWAVES; TEMPORAL LOBE; TISSUE EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0030869629     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(97)00107-X     Document Type: Article

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