On the ultrastructural organization of trypanosoma cruzi using cryopreparation methods and electron tomography

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 821-831

  Girard Dias, Wendell ^a,b   Alcântara, Carolina L ^a,b   Cunha e Silva, Narcisa ^a,b   De Souza, Wanderley ^a,b,c   Miranda, Kildare ^a,b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INBEB   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electron tomography; Freeze substitution; High pressure freezing; Trypanosoma cruzi; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; FREEZE DRYING; HIGH PRESSURE FREEZING; LOW TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIBOSOME; STRUCTURAL GENE; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 84872184210     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: 1432119X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-012-1002-8     Document Type: Article

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