Jet-fixation: A novel method to improve microscopy of human liver needle biopsies

Hepatology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 737-739

  Vreuls, Celien ^a   Wisse, Eddie ^a   Duimel, Hans ^a   Stevens, Kris ^a   Verheyen, Fons ^a   Braet, Filip ^b   Driessen, Ann ^a   Koek, Ger ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTERY CLAMP; HUMAN; IMMERSION; JET FIXATION; LETTER; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL; LIVER PERFUSION; MICROSCOPY; PORTAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STELLATE CELL; TISSUE FIXATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FIXATIVES; GLUTARAL; HUMANS; LIVER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; TISSUE FIXATION;

EID: 84893650973     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.26532     Document Type: Letter

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