Application of cryofixation and cryoultramicrotomy for biological electron microscopy

Medical Molecular Morphology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 155-160

  Saga, Kenji ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cryoelectron microscopy; Elemental analysis; Immunoelectron microscopy; Rapid freezing; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ANTIGENICITY; ARTIFACT; CADAVER; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBEDDING; FREEZING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRAMICROTOMY; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; CRYOPRESERVATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY;

CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOULTRAMICROTOMY; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON;

EID: 32944464981     PISSN: 18601480     EISSN: 18601499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00795-005-0287-2     Document Type: Review

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