The application of video-enhanced constrast/differential interference constrast microscopy in conjunction with whole mount electron microscopy to the study of organelle transport

Autor: J. H. Hayden
Rok vydání: 1988
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Zdroj: Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America. 46:66-67
ISSN: 2690-1315
0424-8201
DOI: 10.1017/s0424820100102419
Popis: In a previous study, Allen video-enhanced constrast/differential interference constrast (AVEC-DIC) microscopy was used in conjunction with immunofluorescence microscopy to demonstrate that organelles and vesicle move in either direction along linear elements composed of microtubules. However, this study was limited in that the number of microtubules making up a linear element could not be determined. To overcome this limitation, we have used AVEC-DIC microscopy in conjunction with whole mount electron microscopy.Keratocytes from Rana pipiens were grown on glass coverslips as described elsewhere. Gold London Finder grids were Formvar- and carbon coated, and sterilized by exposure to ultraviolet light. It is important to select a Formvar film that gives a grey reflection when it is floated on water. A silver film is too thick and will detract from the image in the light microscope.
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