Serial sectioning for examination of photoreceptor cell architecture by focused ion beam technology

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 70-76

  Mustafi, Debarshi ^a   Avishai, Amir ^b   Avishai, Nanthawan ^b   Engel, Andreas ^a,c   Heuer, Arthur ^b   Palczewski, Krzysztof ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cone photoreceptor; Enhanced S cone syndrome; Focused ion beam; Nrl; Retina; Rod photoreceptor; Serial ion ablation; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION BEAM; RETINA DISEASE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 79955522891     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2011.03.013     Document Type: Article

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