Preparing living pollen material for scanning electron microscopy using 2, 2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) and critical-point drying

Biotechnic and Histochemistry

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 137-143

  Halbritter, Heidemarie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

2, 2 dimethoxypropane; DMP; Pollen grains; SEM

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOTANY; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLLEN; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0031820623     PISSN: 10520295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10520299809140519     Document Type: Article

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