Rapid Freezing of Biological Specimens for Freeze Fracture and Deep Etching

Cell Biology, Four-Volume Set

Volumn 3, Issue , 2006, Pages 249-255

  Severs, Nicholas J ^a   Shotton, David M ^b  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77956984678     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-012164730-8/50153-2     Document Type: Chapter

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