Freeze-substitution of dehydrated plant tissues: Artefacts of aqueous fixation revisited

Protoplasma

Volumn 218, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 154-167

  Wesley Smith, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aqueous fixation; Desiccation; Freeze substitution; Microscopy; Rehydration artefact; Resurrection plant

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL WALL; DEHYDRATION; DESSICATION; MESOPHYLL CELL; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; PLANT ANATOMY AND MORPHOLOGY; PLANT TISSUE; RADICLE; REHYDRATION; SEED;

ARTIFACTS; CRYOPRESERVATION; DESICCATION; FREEZING; FRUIT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PEAS; PLANTS; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TISSUE FIXATION; WATER;

EID: 0035194186     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01306605     Document Type: Article

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