Ultrastructure of quick-frozen and freeze-substituted chick osteoclasts

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 433-445

  Akisaka, Toshitaka ^a   Miyaji, Takio ^a   Yoshida, Hisaho ^a   Inoue, Megumi ^a  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bone; Freeze substitution; Osteoclast; Quick freezing; Ultrastructural preservation; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MATRIX; CELL ADHESION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CHICKEN; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; GOLGI COMPLEX; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; OSTEOCLAST; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAIN;

ANIMALS; CHICKENS; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; FREEZING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; OSTEOCLASTS; TIBIA; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 0030935874     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021878296001847     Document Type: Article

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