The physical chemical basis for preserving cell structure for electron microscopy at the molecular level and available preparatory methods

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 157-172

  Sjostrand F S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell structure; Ischemia; Low denaturation embedding; Low temperature embedding; Mitochondria; Tissue preparation

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYMOLOGY; FREEZE DRYING; HISTOLOGY; KIDNEY; METHODOLOGY; MITOCHONDRION; RAT; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; FREEZE DRYING; GLUTARAL; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; KIDNEY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; PROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 0031110323     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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