Ultrathin cryosections: An important tool for immunofluorescence and correlative microscopy

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 707-714

  Takizawa, Toshihiro ^a   Robinson, John M ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caveolin; Correlative microscopy; Early endosome antigen 1; FluoroNanogold; Immunocytochemistry; Placenta; Ultrathin cryosections

Indexed keywords

COLLOIDAL GOLD; TISSUE ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0038012901     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540305100602     Document Type: Article

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