Imaging the endothelial glycocalyx in vitro by rapid freezing/freeze substitution transmission electron microscopy

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1908-1915

  Ebong, Eno E ^a,b   MacAluso, Frank P ^b   Spray, David C ^b   Tarbell, John M ^a  

^a City University of New York   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

confocal microscopy; endothelium; glycocalyx; rapid freezing freeze substitution; transmission electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

CELL PROTEIN; HEPARAN SULFATE; HYALURONIC ACID;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; GLYCOCALYX; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CRYOPRESERVATION; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FREEZE SUBSTITUTION; GLYCOCALYX; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; RATS;

EID: 80051551690     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.111.225268     Document Type: Article

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