Reproducibility and applicability of gallium replication as evaluated by biological specimen use

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 371-378

  Adachi, Eiki ^b   Matsubara, Keiko ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b L'Oreal Tsukuba Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gallium replication; Hair; Jewel beetle; Protozoa; Reproducibility; Resistance; Resolution; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; CRICETINAE; PROTOZOA;

CYTOLOGY; GALLIUM; IMAGE RESOLUTION; PROTOZOA;

BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; BIOLOGICAL SURFACES; GALLIUM REPLICATION; HAIR; JEWEL BEETLE; PURE LIQUIDS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; RESISTANCE; RESOLUTION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0034016019     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023817     Document Type: Article

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