Cryoplaning technique for visualizing the distribution of water in woody tissues by cryoscanning electron microscopy

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 369, Issue , 2007, Pages 497-506

  Utsumi, Yasuhiro ^a   Sano, Yuzou ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cryoplaning; Cryoscanning electron microscopy; Visualization; Water distribution; Water transport

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; BOTANY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE ETCHING; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT STEM; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TREE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BOTANY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREEZE ETCHING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANT STEMS; TREES; WATER;

EID: 34548035630     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-294-7:497     Document Type: Article

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