Preparation of single-celled marine dinoflagellates for electron microscopy

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 337-340

  Truby, Earnest W ^a  

^a FLORIDA MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

morphology; osmolality; techniques

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GLUTARALDEHYDES; MORPHOLOGICAL FEATURES; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; OSMOLALITY; PARASITICS; RED TIDE; SMALL SAMPLE SIZE; TECHNIQUE; ULTRASTRUCTURAL RESOLUTION;

HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; DINOFLAGELLATE; NONHUMAN; OSMOLALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

DINOPHYCEAE;

EID: 0030937453     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0029(19970215)36:4<337::AID-JEMT11>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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