Quantifying immunogold labelling in transmission electron microscopy

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 9-15

  D'Amico, F ^a   Skarmoutsou, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Immunoelectron microscopy; Quantitation; Stereology

Indexed keywords

GOLD; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GOLD LABELING; GOLD PARTICLES; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LABELINGS; LOCALISATION; QUANTITATION; STEREOLOGY; TISSUE SECTIONS; ULTRA-THIN; UNBIASED ESTIMATES;

ANTIGENS;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; STEREOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 41749084164     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.01949.x     Document Type: Review

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