Efficient immunocytochemical labeling of leukocyte microtubules with FluoroNanogold: An important tool for correlative microscopy

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 631-642

  Robinson, John M ^a   Vandré, Dale D ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

confocal microscopy; correlative microscopy; electron microscopy; fluorescence microscopy; FluoroNanogold; immunocytochemistry; microtubules; monocytes; neutrophils

Indexed keywords

FLUOROCHROME; GOLD;

ARTICLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LEUKOCYTE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030971079     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549704500501     Document Type: Article

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