Application of atomic force microscopy on observing the ultra-fine structure of the neoproterozoic microfossils from China

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Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 102-108

  Chi, Huimei ^a   Xiao, Zhongdang ^a   Chen, Junyuan ^b   Lu, Zuhong ^a  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND PALAEONTOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Doushantuo formation; Fossil embryo; Ultra fine structure

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRATHIN FILMS;

DOUSHANTUO FORMATION; FOSSIL EMBRYO; SUB-CELLULAR STRUCTURE; ULTRA-FINE STRUCTURE;

FOSSIL FUELS;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHINA; MICROFOSSIL; NEOPROTEROZOIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTROCHEMICAL MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHINA; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FOSSILS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

FOSSIL FUELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34250686593     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.20008     Document Type: Article

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