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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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