Development of a rapid and effective method for preparing delicate dinoflagellates for scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Applied Phycology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 313-317

  Jung, Seung Won ^a   Joo, Hyoung Min ^b   Park, Joon Sang ^b   Lee, Jin Hwan ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Sangmyung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Delicate dinoflagellates; Hexamethyldisilazane; P rducz fixative; Sodium cacodylate buffer; tert Butanol

Indexed keywords

AKASHIWO SANGUINEA; DINOPHYCEAE; HETEROCAPSA NIEI; KARLODINIUM MICRUM;

EID: 77951977702     PISSN: 09218971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10811-009-9461-6     Document Type: Article

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