Microwave processing for scanning electron microscopy

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 109-111

  Hernández, Francisco ^a   Guillen R ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aedes sp.; Clostridium sp.; Microwave process; Mouse tissues; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE; OSMIUM;

AEDES; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM; DEHYDRATION; LIVER; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMALL INTESTINE; TISSUE FIXATION; TRICHOMONAS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AEDES SP.; ANIMALIA; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM OCEANICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM SP.; MURINAE; PROTOZOA; TRICHOMONAS; TRITRICHOMONAS MURIS;

EID: 0034015451     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/0924-3860(200004)38:2;1-F;FT109     Document Type: Article

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