Gridded aclar: Preparation methods and use for correlative light and electron microscopy of cell monolayers, by TEM and FIB-SEM

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 208-220

  JimEnez N ^a   Van Donselaar, E G ^a   De Winter, D A M ^a   Vocking, K ^a   Verkleij, A J ^a   Post, J A ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aclar; Cell monolayers; Correlative light and electron microscopy; Endothelial cells; Focused ion beam scanning electron microscope; Immunolabelling; Transmission electron microscope

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONS; FLUORESCENCE; FOCUSED ION BEAMS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MONOLAYERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUBSTRATES; TISSUE CULTURE;

ACLAR; CELL MONOLAYERS; CORRELATIVE LIGHT AND ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOTHELIAL-CELLS; FOCUSED ION BEAM-SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FOCUSED IONS BEAMS; IMMUNOLABELLING; ION BEAM SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

ENDOTHELIAL CELLS;

ACLAR; COPOLYMER; PLASTIC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BRIGHT FIELD MICROSCOPY; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; CONTRAST; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MONOLAYER CULTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TISSUE CULTURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 75149125224     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03329.x     Document Type: Article

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