Compression and crevasses in vitreous sections under different cutting conditions

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 230, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 167-171

  Han, H M ^a,b   Zuber, B ^a,c   Dubochet, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^c MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CEMOVIS; Compression; Crevasses; Cryo ultramicrotomy

Indexed keywords

CEMOVIS; COMPRESSION; CREVASSE; CRYO-ULTRAMICROTOMY; CUTTING CONDITIONS; CUTTING KNIVES; CUTTING SPEED; KNIFE ANGLES; OPTIMAL CUTTING; ULTRA-MICROTOMY;

ACCURACY; ARTIFACT; CALIBRATION; COMPRESSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; ERROR; FREEZING; HYPERBARISM; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEASUREMENT; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 42649085386     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2008.01972.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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