Ultrahigh-resolution immunofluorescence microscopy using ultrathin cryosections: Subcellular distribution of caveolin-1α and CD31 in human placental endothelial cells

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-112

  Mori, Miki ^a   Ishikawa, Gen ^a   Takeshita, Toshiyuki ^a   Goto, Tadashi ^a   Robinson, John M ^b   Takizawa, Toshihiro ^a  

^a NIPPON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caveolin; CD31; Fluorescence microscopy; Human placenta; Immunocytochemistry; Ultrathin cryosections

Indexed keywords

CAV1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; CAVEOLIN 1; CD31 ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; CAVEOLA; CELL FRACTIONATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANTIGENS, CD31; CAVEOLAE; CAVEOLIN 1; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

CHICKEN ANEMIA VIRUS;

ANTIBODIES; CELL MEMBRANES; CRYOSTATS; CYTOLOGY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY;

CAVEOLAE; CAVEOLIN; CD31; ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS; HUMAN PLACENTA; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; ULTRA-THIN; ULTRAHIGH RESOLUTION; ULTRATHIN CRYOSECTION;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

EID: 33747885878     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfl011     Document Type: Article

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