Effects of different fixation and freeze substitution methods on the ultrastructural preservation of ZYMV-infected Cucurbita pepo (L.) leaves

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 393-402

  Zechmann, Bernd ^a   Müller, Maria ^a   Zellnig, Günther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cucurbita pepo; Freeze substitution; High pressure freezing; Transmission electron microscopy; Zucchini yellow mosaic virus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EVALUATION; FREEZE DRYING; METHODOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT LEAF; POTYVIRUS; SQUASH; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VIROLOGY;

CRYOPRESERVATION; CUCURBITA; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; POTYVIRUS; TISSUE FIXATION;

CUCURBITA PEPO; PEPO; ZUCCHINI YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; HIGH PRESSURE EFFECTS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PLANTS (BOTANY); VIRUSES;

CHEMICAL FIXATION; CUCURBITA PEPO; CYTOSOLS; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; GLUTARALDEHYDES; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; LEAF CELLS; SUBSTITUTION METHOD; VIRUS DISEASE; ZUCCHINI YELLOW MOSAIC VIRUS;

ACETONE;

EID: 27944478654     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfi054     Document Type: Article

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