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freeze etching
Used for:
freeze fracture
Broader Terms:
tissue /cell preparation
Related Terms:
electron microscopy
Scope Note:
freezing of specimens and then cutting them along natural planes to prepare them for examination under an electron microscope; in freeze fracture, carbon replicas are prepared of the complementary surfaces.
Term Number:
2871-3517
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