Recent progress in freeze-fracturing of high-pressure frozen samples

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 34-43

  Walther, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cryo preparation; Cryo SEM; Electron microscopy; Freeze etching; High pressure freezing; SEM

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; FRACTURE; FREEZING; TISSUE;

CRYO-PREPARATION; CRYO-SEM; FREEZE-ETCHING; FROZEN SAMPLE; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; LIPID VESICLES; LOW-MASS; PANCREATIC TISSUE; RECENT PROGRESS;

ETCHING;

COPPER; DIAMOND;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVICE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FREEZE ETCHING; FREEZE FRACTURE; FROZEN SECTION; LIPID VESICLE; NONHUMAN; PANCREAS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TECHNIQUE; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PREPARATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0142120565     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01236.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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