Biological Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy.

This book contains all the necessary information and advice for anyone wishing to obtain electron micrographs showing the most accurate ultrastructural detail in thin sections of any type of biological specimen. The guidelines for the choice of preparative methods are based on an extensive survey of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Glauert, Audrey M.
Other Authors: Lewis, Peter R.
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Series:Princeton legacy library.
Online Access:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctt7ztxpn
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; 1 An Introduction to Fixation and Embedding Procedures and Their Safe Use in the Laboratory; 2 Fixatives; 3 Fixation Methods; 4 Dehydration Methods; 5 Embedding Methods; 6 Embedding in Epoxy Resins; 7 Embedding in Acrylic Resins; 8 The Lowicryl Resins and Embedding at Low Temperatures; 9 Other Embedding Media; 10 Processing Schedules; Appendix: List of Suppliers; Subject Index.