Cryopreparation Methods for Electron Microscopy of Selected Model Systems

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 2007, Issue 79, 2007, Pages 23-56

  McDonald, Kent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; DROSOPHILA; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YEAST;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENTS; DROSOPHILA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TISSUE EMBEDDING; YEASTS;

EID: 33847196733     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(06)79002-1     Document Type: Review

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