Improved preservation of Amoeba proteus ultrastructure revealed by quick-freezing followed by freeze-substitution

European Journal of Protistology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-315

  Akisaka, Toshitaka ^a   Yoshida, Hisaho ^a   Hosoi, Mitsuteru ^b  

^a ASAHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amoeba proteus; Freeze substitution; Quick freezing; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CLATHRIN; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOSKELETON; GOLGI APPARATUS; MITOCHONDRION;

AMOEBA PROTEUS;

EID: 0034714877     PISSN: 09324739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0932-4739(00)80006-1     Document Type: Article

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