Microwave-assisted processing and embedding for transmission electron microscopy

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 369, Issue , 2007, Pages 47-65

  Webster, Paul ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Microwave processing; Rapid fixation; Resin embedding; Transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESIN; FIXATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARALDEHYDE; OSMIUM TETRAOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MOUSE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EPOXY RESINS; FIXATIVES; FORMALDEHYDE; GLUTARAL; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROWAVES; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; PLASTIC EMBEDDING; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 34548039241     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1385/1-59745-294-7:47     Document Type: Article

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