An overview of techniques for immobilizing and viewing living cells

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 71-76

  Aufderheide, Karl J ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell immobilization; Light microscopy; Living cells; Microcompressor; Rotocompressor

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSORS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PROTOZOA;

LIVING CELLS; MICROCOMPRESSORS; ROTOCOMPRESSORS;

CELL IMMOBILIZATION;

ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; IMMOBILIZED CELL; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARAMECIUM; PARASITOLOGY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REVIEW; TETRAHYMENA; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELLS, IMMOBILIZED; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; PARAMECIUM; PARASITOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; TETRAHYMENA;

PROTOZOA;

EID: 39449117189     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2006.12.002     Document Type: Review

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