Abstract
Epoxy embedding methods of Glauert and Kushida have been modified so as to yield rapid, reproducible, and convenient embedding methods for electron microscopy. The sections are robust and tissue damage is less than with methacrylate embedding.
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EpoxyEmbeddingYield (engineering)MethacrylateElectron microscopeMaterials scienceComposite materialMathematicsComputer scienceArtificial intelligencePolymerPhysicsOpticsCopolymer
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- 1961
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- article
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 409-414
- Citations
- 10235
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John H. Luft
(1961).
IMPROVEMENTS IN EPOXY RESIN EMBEDDING METHODS.
The Journal of Cell Biology
, 9
(2)
, 409-414.
https://doi.org/10.1083/jcb.9.2.409
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- DOI
- 10.1083/jcb.9.2.409