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Research Article

A Shorter Fixation Protocol for Transmission Electron Microscopy: An Alternative to Spend Less Time

, MSc, , MSc, , PhD, , PhD & , PhD
Pages 169-174 | Received 03 Jun 2008, Accepted 08 Feb 2009, Published online: 06 Nov 2009

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