Cryofixation of epithelial cells grown on sapphire coverslips by impact freezing

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 209, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 76-80

  Reipert, S ^a   Fischer, I ^a   Wiche, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cryofixation; Epithelial cells; Freeze substitution; Immunoelectron microscopy; Impact freezing; Myoblasts; Sapphire coverslips

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DAMAGE DETECTION; SAPPHIRE; TEMPERATURE; TISSUE; TISSUE CULTURE;

COVERSLIPS; CRYOFIXATION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; IMPACT FREEZING; MYOBLASTS; SAPPHIRE COVERSLIP; TISSUE CULTURE CELLS;

FREEZING;

ICE; METHANOL;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVICE; EMBEDDING; EPITHELIUM CELL; FREEZE DRYING; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOUSE; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037330380     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01103.x     Document Type: Article

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