The use of dimethylsulfoxide for fixation of yeasts for electron microscopy

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 268-272

  Fassel, Theresa A ^a   Sohnle, Peter G ^b   Kushnaryov, Vladimir M ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimethylsulfoxide; Electron microscopy; Yeast

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; CACODYLIC ACID; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DYE; FIXATIVE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; POTASSIUM CHROMATE; RUTHENIUM RED; SODIUM CHLORIDE; URANYL ACETATE;

ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; TISSUE FIXATION; YEAST;

ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA GLABRATA;

EID: 0031457401     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299709082251     Document Type: Article

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