Processing plant tissues for ultrastructural study

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 369, Issue , 2007, Pages 35-45

  Kuo, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cell wall; Chemical fixation; Dehydration; Infiltration; Plant tissue; Resin embedding; Ultrastructure; Vacuole; Vacuum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

BUFFER; FIXATIVE;

ARTICLE; BOTANY; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VACUUM;

BOTANY; BUFFERS; FIXATIVES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; PLANTS; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; VACUUM;

EID: 34548018996     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-294-7:35     Document Type: Article

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