Improvement in quantitative X-ray microanalysis of biological cryosections

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 187-196

  Schultz, Michael ^a   Rudolf, Frank ^a   Gallitelli, Maria Fiora ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological cryosections; Calcium measurements; Energy dispersive detector; Quantitative correction; Scanning transmission electron microscope; Silicon contamination; Sodium measurements; Ultrathin window; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033458406     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927699000136     Document Type: Article

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