Cryoimmobilization and three-dimensional visualization of C. elegans ultrastructure

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-80

  Müller Reichert, Thomas ^a   Hohenberg, H ^b   O'Toole, E T ^c   Mcdonald, K ^d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR EXPERIMENTAL VIROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

3 D reconstruction; C. elegans; Electron tomography; Freeze substitution; High pressure freezing; Immunolabelling

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

3-D RECONSTRUCTION; C ELEGAN; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; ELEGANS; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; IMMUNOLABELLING; THREE DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION; ULTRASTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

CELLULOSE; RESIN;

ANTIBODY LABELING; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOIMMOBILIZATION; EMBEDDING; EMBRYO; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FREEZING; IMMUNOGOLD ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NEMATODE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PASTE; POROSITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY; TUBE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WORM; YEAST;

CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEMATODA;

EID: 0142025252     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01250.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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