Metal shadowing for electron microscopy

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1117, Issue , 2014, Pages 73-93

  Hendricks, Gregory M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Electron microscopy; Formvar; Macromolecular assemblies; Metal evaporation; Metal shadowing; Plastic support films; Rotary shadowing; Spreading of viruses; Unidirectional shadowing

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CHROMIUM; DNA; EUROPIUM; GOLD; METAL; PALLADIUM; PLATINUM; RNA; TANTALUM; TUNGSTEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EVAPORATION; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAINING; SURFACE TENSION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

BACTERIA; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VIRUSES;

EID: 84934437249     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-776-1_5     Document Type: Article

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