Improved quantitative electron probe X-ray microanalysis of biological cryosections using an EDS germanium detector and a super-atmosphere thin window (SuperATW)

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 190, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 293-297

  Schultz, M ^a   Wendt Gallitelli, M F ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological thin sections; Calcium concentration; Cardiac mitochondria; Continuum method; Energy dispersive electron probe microanalysis; Freeze dried cryosections; Germanuim detector; Least square fitting routine; Sodium concentration; STEM; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HEART; MAMMALS; MITOCHONDRIA; PROBES; SODIUM; X RAY DETECTORS;

BIOLOGICAL THIN SECTION; CALCIUM CONCENTRATION; CARDIAC MITOCHONDRIA; CONTINUUM METHOD; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSES; ELECTRON-PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FREEZE-DRIED CRYOSECTION; GERMANUIM DETECTOR; LEAST-SQUARE FITTING ROUTINE; MITOCHONDRIAS; SODIUM CONCENTRATION; STEM; THIN-SECTIONS; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ERRORS;

CALCIUM ION; GERMANIUM; SILICONE; SODIUM ION;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; FREEZE DRYING; GUINEA PIG; HEART MITOCHONDRION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031859152     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00371.x     Document Type: Article

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