Exploring the use of soft X-ray microscopy for imaging subcellular structures of the inner ear

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 215, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 203-212

  Johansson, Göran A ^a   Khanna, Shyam M ^b   Nair, Ajit ^c   Mannström, Paula ^d   Denbeaux, Greg ^c   Ulfendahl, Mats ^d  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hair cell; Inner ear; Reissner's membrane; Soft X ray microscopy; Tectorial membrane

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); VISUALIZATION; X RAY MICROSCOPES;

BIOLOGICAL TISSUES; HAIR CELLS; INNER EAR; LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY; REISSN MEMBRANE; SOFT X-RAY; SOFT X-RAY MICROSCOPY; SUBCELLULAR STRUCTURE; TECTORIAL MEMBRANES; X RAY MICROSCOPY;

CELLS;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT X RAY MICROSCOPY; STEREOCILIUM; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS; ANIMAL; CELL FRACTIONATION; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HEARING; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; EAR, INNER; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; GUINEA PIGS; HEARING; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS;

EID: 4444225677     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2720.2004.01363.x     Document Type: Article

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