Whole-mount sections displaying microvascular and glandular structures in human uterus using multiphoton excitation microscopy

Micron

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 351-358

  Manconi, F ^a   Kable, E ^a   Cox, G ^a   Markham, R ^a   Fraser, I S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Free float; Immunofluorescence; Microvascular; Multiphoton excitation microscopy; Second harmonic imaging; Three dimensional reconstruction; Vibratome; Whole mount

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0242540968     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2003.07.002     Document Type: Article

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