Visualization of yeast cells by electron microscopy

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 343-365

  Osumi, Masako ^a,b  

^a JAPAN WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Integrated Imaging Research Support   (Japan)

Author keywords

cell wall formation; FIB STEM; microbody (peroxisome); Schizosaccharomyces pombe; ultra low temperature low voltage scanning electron microscopy (ULT LVSEM); yeast

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE; YEAST;

MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; YEASTS;

CANDIDA BOIDINII; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; ENZYMES; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ION BEAMS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE;

CELL WALLS; CELL-WALL FORMATION; FOCUSED ION BEAM-STEM; FOCUSED IONS BEAMS; GLUCANS; LOW VOLTAGE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPIES; MICROBODY (PEROXISOME); SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; ULTRA LOW TEMPERATURES; ULTRA-LOW TEMPERATURE/LOW-VOLTAGE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

YEAST;

EID: 84871251457     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: 14779986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmicro/dfs082     Document Type: Review

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