New method for the treatment of sperm samples for ultrastructural study based on the use of animal tissues as biological containers

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 70, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 657-662

  Junquera, Concepción ^a   Colás, Carmen ^b   Martínez Ciriano, Carmen ^a   Serrano, Pedro ^c   Castiella, Tomás ^c   Cebrian Perez, José A ^b   Muiño Blanco, Teresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Spermatozoa semen samples preparation; TEM

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ENZYMES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; MICRODISSECTION; SILK; TISSUE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; DIGESTIVES ENZYMES; LONGEST SEGMENTS; MEMBRANE SURFACE; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; OPTIMAL EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; PLASMA PROTEIN; SAMPLE PREPARATION; SPERMATOZOON SEMEN SAMPLE PREPARATION; ULTRASTRUCTURAL STUDY;

CONTAINERS;

SEMINAL PLASMA PROTEIN; SILK SUTURE; SUTURE MATERIAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIFOCAL OPTICAL MICROSCOPE; BIOLOGICAL CONTAINER; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; CHICKEN; COLD LIGHT; CONTAINER; FORCEPS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTESTINE; LIGHT; MICRODISSECTION; MICROSCOPE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAM (SHEEP); SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SUTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; RASA ARAGONESA;

EID: 34547904579     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20460     Document Type: Article

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