Contrast-enhancement for the image of human immunodeficiency virus from ultrathin section by immuno electron microscopy

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Kohno, Takehiro ^a   Fujioka, Yoshihiko ^a   Goto, Toshiyuki ^a   Morimatsu, Shinichi ^a   Morita, Chizuko ^a   Nakano, Takashi ^a   Sano, Kouichi ^a  

^a OSAKA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancememnt; Electron microscopy; Immunogold labelling; Lowicryl K4M; Osmium tetroxide; Ruthenium red

Indexed keywords

OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE; RUTHENIUM RED;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL LINE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; T LYMPHOCYTE; TECHNIQUE; TEMPERATURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

CELL LINE; HIV-2; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; RESINS, PLANT; RUTHENIUM RED; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 0031750233     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(98)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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