Microscopy, Electron
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Visual and photographic microscopy in which electron beams with wavelengths thousands of times shorter than visible light are used in place of light, thereby allowing much greater magnification. |
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GEN: prefer specifics; relation to /ultrastruct: Manual 26.12.1; note X ref TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY: MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION is also available |
| Also Called: |
Electron Diffraction Microscopy,Electron Microscopy, Transmission |
Microscopy, Electron Categories.
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Cryoelectron Microscopy - Electron microscopy involving rapid freezing of the samples. The imaging of frozen-hydrated molecules and organelles permits the best possible resolution closest to the living state, free of chemical fixatives or stains. |
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Microscopy, Electron, Scanning - Microscopy in which the object is examined directly by an electron beam scanning the specimen point-by-point, giving the surface image a three-dimensional quality. |
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Microscopy, Immunoelectron - Microscopy in which the samples are first stained immunocytochemically and then examined using an electron microscope. Immunoelectron microscopy is used extensively in diagnostic virology as part of very sensitive immunoassays. |
Microscopy, Electron Definitions and Terms
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