Light elements quantification in stimulated cells cryosections studied by electron probe microanalysis

Micron

Volumn 33, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 597-603

  Laquerriere, Patrice ^a,c   Michel, Jean ^a   Balossier, Gerard ^a   Chénais, Benoît ^b  

^a IFR 53   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cells cryosection; Electron energy loss spectroscopy; Light elements; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

CARBON; ELEMENT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; RECOMBINANT GAMMA INTERFERON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; CRYOPRESERVATION; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; MICROGLIA; MOUSE; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CARBON; CELL LINE; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; ELEMENTS; INTERFERON-GAMMA, RECOMBINANT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MICE; MICROGLIA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

ANGUILLIFORMES; MURINAE;

EID: 0036446237     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(02)00032-X     Document Type: Article

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