Whole insect and mammalian embryo imaging with confocal microscopy: Morphology and apoptosis

Cytometry Part A

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1143-1152

  Zucker, Robert M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apoptosis; BABB; Confocal microscopy; Embryos; Fetus; Fluorescence; Limbs; Lysotracker red; Mosquito larvae

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; BENZYL BENZOATE; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; FLUOROCHROME; GLUTARALDEHYDE; LYSOTRACKER RED; METHANOL; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; PROPIDIUM IODIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ASSAY; CELL DEATH; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGING; LASER; LIGHT SCATTERING; LIMB; LYSOSOME; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR PROBE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; MOSQUITO; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

AMINES; ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; BENZOATES; BENZOXAZOLES; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CULICIDAE; EMBRYO; FLUORESCENT DYES; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAMMALS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; QUINOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; RATS; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 33751017101     PISSN: 15524922     EISSN: 15524930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.20343     Document Type: Article

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