Freezing in sealed capillaries for preparation of frozen hydrated sections

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-247

  Yakovlev, S ^a   Downing, K H ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous ice; Cryomicroscopy; Cryosection; High pressure freezing; Isochoric freezing; Isochoric subcooling; Self pressure freezing; Self pressurized rapid freezing

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; DEXTRAN; ICE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

AMORPHOUS ICE; CRYOMICROSCOPY; CRYOSECTION; HIGH-PRESSURE FREEZING; ISOCHORIC FREEZING; ISOCHORIC SUBCOOLING; RAPID FREEZING; SELF-PRESSURE FREEZING; SELF-PRESSURIZED RAPID FREEZING; SUBCOOLINGS;

FREEZING;

COPPER; CRYOPROTECTIVE AGENT; DEXTRAN; ETHANE; ICE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLIZATION; FREEZING; FROZEN SECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCHROTRON RADIATION; VITREOUS BODY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 81255161684     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2011.03530.x     Document Type: Article

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