A rapid microbiopsy system to improve the preservation of biological samples prior to high-pressure freezing

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 212, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 3-12

  Vanhecke, D ^a   Graber, W ^a   Herrmann, G ^a   Al Amoudi, A ^b   Eggli, P ^a   Studer, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cryofixation; Cryosectioning; Electron microscopy; Freeze substitution; High pressure freezing; Microbiopsy

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES; BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS; CRYOFIXATION; CRYOSECTIONING; FAST TRANSFER; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; HIGH PRESSURE; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; MICROBIOPSY; TISSUE SAMPLES;

PLATELETS;

ANIMAL TISSUE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BRAIN SLICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEVICE; EXCISION; HIGH PRESSURE FREEZING; KIDNEY SLICE; LIVER SLICE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TISSUE SLICE;

ANIMALIA; HEDERA;

EID: 0142120570     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.2003.01226.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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