SEM observation of the insect prepared by microwave irradiation

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 477-484

  Koga, Daisuke ^a,c   Ueno, Masaki ^b   Yamashina, Shohei ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIIGATA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICAL AND DENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fly; Insect; Microwave irradiation; Ptilinum; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; EYE; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOSQUITO; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EYE; GLUTARAL; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROWAVES; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

ETHANOL; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION;

COMPOUND EYE; CONDITION; FLY; INSECT; MICROWAVE- IRRADIATIONS; OPTIMAL CONDITIONS; PTILINA; SEM OBSERVATION; T-BUTYL ALCOHOL; THREE SOLUTIONS;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0346973936     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/52.5.477     Document Type: Article

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