Resins for combined light and electron microscopy: A half century of development

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 495-505

  Newman, Geoff R ^a   Hobot, Jan A ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBEDDING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE SECTION;

CATALYSIS; DESICCATION; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; RESINS, SYNTHETIC; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0032836908     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1003850921869     Document Type: Review

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