A freeze substitution fixation-based gold enlarging technique for EM studies of endocytosed Nanogold-labeled molecules

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 160, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-113

  He, Wanzhong ^a   Kivork, Christine ^a   Machinani, Suman ^a   Morphew, Mary K ^b   Gail, Anna M ^a   Tesar, Devin B ^a   Tiangco, Noreen E ^a   McIntosh, J Richard ^b   Bjorkman, Pamela J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Electron tomography; Endocytosis; Fc receptor; Freeze substitution fixation; Gold enhancement; High pressure freezing; IgG; Nanogold; Transcytosis

Indexed keywords

FC RECEPTOR; GOLD;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOCYTOSIS; FREEZING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; ENDOCYTOSIS; FREEZING; GOLD; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 34548624909     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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