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Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1049-1061

  Pathan, A K ^a   Bond, J ^b   Gaskin, R E ^a  

^a Plant Protection Chemistry NZ   (New Zealand)

^b SCION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ATSEM; Biological sample preparation; Chemical fixation; CPD; Electron microscopy; Epicuticular wax; ESEM; FESEM; Freeze drying; LTSEM; Pesticide deposit

Indexed keywords

CANNING; ELECTRONS; HISTOLOGY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISUALIZATION;

ATSEM; BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE PREPARATION; CHEMICAL FIXATION; COMMON ARTEFACTS; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; CPD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPICUTICULAR WAX; EPIDERMAL CELLS; ESEM; FESEM; FREEZE-DRYING; LTSEM; MICROSCOPY TECHNIQUES; PESTICIDE DEPOSIT; PLANT SURFACES; PLANT TISSUES; PROCESSING EQUIPMENTS; SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS; SAMPLE PREPARATIONS; SAMPLE PROCESSING; SURFACE FEATURES; TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES; VISUALISATION;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPES;

FREEZE DRYING; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE FIXATION; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FREEZE DRYING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PLANTS; TISSUE FIXATION;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 52049124777     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2008.05.006     Document Type: Review

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