Freeze-fracture cytochemistry: A new fracture-labeling method for topological analysis of biomembrane molecules

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 515-522

  Takizawa, Toshihiro ^a   Robinson, J M ^b  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme cytochemistry; Freeze fracture electron microscopy; Immunocytochemistry; Neutrophils; Ultrasmall immunogold

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CELL ENZYME;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; CELL LABELING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FREEZE FRACTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MOLECULE; NEUTROPHIL; REVIEW;

CELL MEMBRANE; DETERGENTS; FREEZE FRACTURING; GLUCOSIDES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 0033996857     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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