Biological Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopy [Paperback]

This book contains all the necessary information and advice for anyone wishing to obtain electron micrographs showing the most accurate ultrastructural detailin thin sectionsof any type of biological specimen.

The guidelines for the choice of preparative methods are based on an extensive survey of current laboratory practice. For the first time, in a textbook of this kind, the molecular events occurring during fixation and embedding are analysed in detail. The reasons for choosing particular specimen preparation methods are explained and guidance is given on how to modify established techniques to suit individual requirements.

All the practical methods advocated are clearly described, with accompanying tables and the results obtainable are illustrated with many electron micrographs.

Portland Press Series:Practical Methods in Electron Microscopy, Volume 17, Audrey M. Glauert, Editor

Originally published in 1999.

ThePrinceton Legacy Libraryuses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Since 1972, when the first volume ofPractical Methods in Electron Microscopyappeared under the critical eye and constructive editorial guidance of Audrey Glauert, users of the microscope have eagerly snapped up each new title. The 17th volume in the series has now appeared,Biological Specimen Preparation for Transmission Electron Microscopyby Audrey Glauert herself together with Peter R Lewis, and the high standards of lucidity and precision that Audrey Glauert has implSÒ