Influence of aldehyde fixation on the morphology of endosomes and lysosomes: Quantitative analysis and electron tomography

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 81-90

  Murk, J L A N ^a   Posthuma, G ^a   Koster, A J ^b   Geuze, H J ^a   Verkleij, A J ^b   Kleijmeer, M J ^a   Humbel, Bruno M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical fixation; Electron tomography; Endocytic pathway; Endosomes; Freeze substitution; High pressure freezing; Lysosomes

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONS; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MITOCHONDRIA;

CELLULARS; CHEMICAL FIXATION; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOCYTIC PATHWAYS; ENDOSOMES; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; LOCALISATION; LYSOSOME; RELIABLE METHODS;

ALDEHYDES;

ALDEHYDE;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VOLUME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSOME; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LYSOSOME; MORPHOLOGY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0142088974     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01238.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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