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Techniques in electron microscopy of animal tissue

N F Cheville1, J Stasko

  • 1Department of Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50010, USA.

Veterinary Pathology
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PubMed

Keywords:
electron microscopyimmunoelectron microscopymorphometrystereologytomography

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