Focused ion beam for microscopy and in situ sample preparation: Application on a crustacean digestive system

Journal of Biomedical Optics

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1238-1243

  Drobne, Damjana ^a   Milani, Marziale ^b   Ballerini, Monica ^b,c   Zrimec, Alexis ^d   Zrimec, Maja Berden ^d   Tatti, Francesco ^e   Drašlar, Kazimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c Consorzio Milano Ricerche ^*  (Italy)

^d Institute of Physical Biology   (Slovenia)

^e Thermo Fisher Scientific   (United States)

Author keywords

Crustacea; Digestive system; Focused ion beam; Microscopy; Porcellio scaber; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ION MICROSCOPES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CRUSTACEA; FOCUSED ION BEAM MICROSCOPY; HEPATOPANCREATIC CELLS; PORCELLIO SCABER;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; ISOPODA; PORCELLIO; PORCELLIO SCABER;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; HEAVY ION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRUSTACEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EVALUATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROTOMY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; HEAVY IONS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTOMY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 12844275137     PISSN: 10833668     EISSN: 15602281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1803846     Document Type: Article

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