Towards high-resolution three-dimensional imaging of native mammalian tissue: Electron tomography of frozen-hydrated rat liver sections

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-13

  Hsieh, Chyong Ere ^a   Leith, ArDean ^a   Mannella, Carmen A ^a   Frank, Joachim ^a,b   Marko, Michael ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo ultramicrotomy; Cryosections; Endoplasmic reticulum; Freeze substitution; High pressure freezing; Mitochondria; Rat liver; Ribosomes; Vitrification

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FREEZE DRYING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LIVER; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE; MITOCHONDRION; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RIBOSOME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRAMICROTOMY;

ANIMALS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FROZEN SECTIONS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LIVER; MICROSCOPY, ENERGY-FILTERING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; MITOCHONDRIA; RATS; RIBOSOMES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 29844448078     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2005.10.004     Document Type: Article

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