Effect of processing methods for transmission electron microscopy on corneal collagen fibrils diameter and spacing

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1420-1424

  Akhtar, Saeed ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cuprolinic blue; Glutaraldehyde; Osmium tetroxide; Sodium acetate buffer; Spurr's resin

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LEAD COMPOUNDS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS; TISSUE; URANIUM COMPOUNDS;

COLLAGEN FIBRILS; CORNEAL TISSUES; CUPROLINIC BLUE; FIBRIL DIAMETERS; GLUTARALDEHYDES; HUMAN CORNEAL; OSMIUM TETROXIDE; PROCESSING METHOD; SODIUM-ACETATE BUFFER; SPURR RESIN;

RESINS;

EID: 84866605175     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.22083     Document Type: Article

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