Thinning of large mammalian cells for cryo-tem characterization by cryo-fib milling

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-227

  Strunk, K M ^a   Wang, K ^b   Ke, D ^b   Gray, J L ^a   Zhang, P ^b  

^a University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo FIB; Cryo TEM; E. coli; HeLa Cell

Indexed keywords

CYTOLOGY; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ION BEAMS; LANTHANUM COMPOUNDS; MAMMALS; MILLING (MACHINING);

CRYO-FIB; CRYO-TEM; CRYOGENIC TEMPERATURES; E. COLI; FIB MILLING; FOCUSED ION BEAM MILLING; HELA CELL; MAMMALIAN CELLS; TEM CHARACTERIZATION; THINNINGS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

ICE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYOTRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FOCUSED ION BEAM; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84865441692     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2012.03635.x     Document Type: Article

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