Electron microscopy of frozen biological objects: A study using cryosectioning and cryosubstitution

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 189, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 236-248

  Erk, I ^a   Nicolas, G ^b   Caroff, A ^c   Lepault, J ^a  

^a CENTRE DE GÉNÉTIQUE MOLÉCULAIRE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c LEICA SARL   (France)

Author keywords

Cryosectioning; Cryosubstitution; Electron microscopy; X ray cryodiffraction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; ELECTRONS; FREEZING; X RAY DIFFRACTION; YEAST;

BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; CRYOPROTECTANTS; CRYOSECTIONING; CRYOSUBSTITUTION; HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE FORM; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; X-RAY CRYODIFFRACTION;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZING; PARAMECIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THAWING; YEAST;

CILIOPHORA; PARAMECIUM; SIPUNCULUS NUDUS;

EID: 0031919894     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1998.00323.x     Document Type: Article

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