Long freeze-drying times are not necessary during the preparation of thin sections for X-ray microanalysis

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 116-123

  Warley, A ^a   Skepper, J N ^b  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freeze drying; Potassium; Red cells; Sodium

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; POTASSIUM; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; VACUUM EVAPORATION;

DRYING TIME; ELEMENT DISTRIBUTION; FREEZE DRY; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN BLOODS; RED CELLS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THIN-SECTIONS; WARM UP; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

SODIUM;

IRON; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; POTASSIUM CELL LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM CELL LEVEL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0034074002     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2000.00693.x     Document Type: Article

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