Histological approaches for high-quality imaging of zooplanktonic organisms

Micron

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 714-721

  Melo, Rossana C N ^a   Rosa, Priscila G ^a   Noyma, Natália P ^a   Pereira, Wânia F ^a   Tavares, Luiz E R ^a   Parreira, Gleydes G ^b   Chiarini Garcia, Hélio ^b   Roland, Fábio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Copepods; Fine structure; Fixation; Glycol methacrilate; Histology; Light microscopy; Zooplankton

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; RESINS;

COPEPODS; FINE STRUCTURE; FIXATION; GLYCOL METHACRILATE; ZOOPLANKTON;

MICROORGANISMS;

PARAFFIN; POLYMACON;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COPEPOD; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ZOOPLANKTON;

ANIMALS; COPEPODA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; PARAFFIN EMBEDDING; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; POLYHYDROXYETHYL METHACRYLATE; ZOOPLANKTON;

COPEPODA;

EID: 34547699089     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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