Cryoelectron microscopy of vitrified sections: A new challenge for the analysis of functional nuclear architecture

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 125, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 43-51

  Bouchet Marquis, C ^a   Dubochet, J ^a   Fakan, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cell nucleus; Cryoelectron microscopy; Cryofixation; Nucleolus; Vitrified sections

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHO CELL; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOARCHITECTURE; FREEZING; HEPATOMA CELL; HYDRATION; KIDNEY CELL; LOW TEMPERATURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHO CELLS; CHROMATIN; CRICETINAE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; FREEZING; LIPID BILAYERS; RATS; TISSUE FIXATION;

ANIMALIA; CRICETULUS GRISEUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 30044447160     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-005-0093-x     Document Type: Article

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