Preparation of Drosophila specimens for examination by transmission electron microscopy

Cold Spring Harbor Protocols

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1044-1048

  McDonald, Kent L ^a   Sharp, David J ^a   Rickoll, Wayne ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTRIOLE; CONVENTIONAL CHEMICAL FIXATION; DROSOPHILA; EPIDERMIS CELL; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; TISSUE FIXATION; TISSUE PRESERVATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VITELLINE MEMBRANE; ANIMAL; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; ZOOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; ENTOMOLOGY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TISSUE EMBEDDING; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84867065752     PISSN: 19403402     EISSN: 15596095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/pdb.top068452     Document Type: Article

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