Preparation of wood specimens for transmitted light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy

Belgian Journal of Botany

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 41-49

  Jansen, S ^a   Kitin, P ^b   De Pauw, H ^c   Idris, M ^c   Beeckman, H ^c   Smets, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FORESTRY   (Bulgaria)

^c ROYAL MUSEUM FOR CENTRAL AFRICA   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Light microscopy; Macerations; Scanning electron microscopy; Sliding microtome; Wood anatomical preparations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032325632     PISSN: 07784031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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