Ultrastructural observation of natural field phytoplankton cells by using rapid freezing and freeze substitution

Plankton and Benthos Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 126-134

  Kimura, Kei ^a   Tomaru, Yuji ^a   Nagasaki, Keizo ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

electron microscopy; freeze substitution; modified RFS method; phytoplankton; rapid freezing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010128084     PISSN: 18808247     EISSN: 1882627x     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3800/pbr.7.126     Document Type: Article

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