A stereological approach for estimation of cellular immunogold labeling and its spatial distribution in oriented sections using the rotator

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 709-719

  Lucocq, John Milton ^a   Gawden Bone, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gold labeling; Immuno EM; Polarity; Quantification; Rotator; Stereology

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; LIPID; ACTIN; GOLD;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CYTOLOGY; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STEREOLOGY; ANIMAL; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL LINE; DOG; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CELL LINE; CELL POLARITY; DOGS; GOLD; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY;

EID: 69249219245     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2008.952671     Document Type: Article

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