Biological ultrastructure as revealed by high resolution cryo-SEM of block faces after cryo-sectioning

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-287

  Walther, P ^a   Muller M ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Block face; Cryo sections; Cryo SEM; Freeze fracturing; High pressure freezing

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY;

ARTIFICIAL SURFACES; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BLOCK FACE; CRYO-SECTION; CRYO-SEM; FREEZE FRACTURE; FREEZE FRACTURING; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH RESOLUTION; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING;

RADIATION DAMAGE;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZE FRACTURE; FROZEN SECTION; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0032759495     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1999.00595.x     Document Type: Article

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