Rapid microwave fixation of cell monolayers preserves microtubule- associated cell structures

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 697-709

  Reipert, Siegfried ^a   Kotisch, Harald ^a   Wysoudil, Bhuma ^a   Wiche, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cell junctions; Cell monolayers; Electron microscopy; Microtubules; Microwave fixation; Saponin extraction

Indexed keywords

SAPONIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL JUNCTION; CENTRIOLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROTUBULE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAPID MICROWAVE FIXATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; CENTRIOLES; EPITHELIAL CELLS; EPOXY RESINS; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; MACROPODIDAE; MICROTUBULES; MICROWAVES; ORGANELLES; SAPONINS; TISSUE EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 45249087468     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.7A7370.2008     Document Type: Article

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