Preparation techniques for transmission electron microscopy of hydra

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 96, Issue C, 2010, Pages 285-306

  Holstein, Thomas W ^a   Hess, Michael W ^b   Salvenmoser, Willi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BOOK; CRYOPRESERVATION; HISTOLOGY; HYDRA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CRYOPRESERVATION; HISTOCYTOLOGICAL PREPARATION TECHNIQUES; HYDRA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION;

EID: 77956993932     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(10)96013-5     Document Type: Book

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