Laboratory Procedure
cryoelectron microscopy
Subclass of:
Electron Microscopy
Definitions related to cryoelectron microscopy:
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Electron microscopy involving rapid freezing of the samples. The imaging of frozen-hydrated molecules and organelles permits the best possible resolution closest to the living state, free of chemical fixatives or stains.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Three-dimensional image reconstruction technique whereby an aqueous suspension of a sample is applied in an extremely thin film to a grid, frozen in liquid nitrogen, maintained in this state by means of a special mount, and then observed in the electron microscope.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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(cryo-electron microscopy) Electron microscopy involving an aqueous suspension of a sample which is applied in an extremely thin film to a grid, frozen in liquid nitrogen and maintained in this state by means of a special mount. The imaging of frozen-hydrated molecules and organelles permits the best possible resolution closest to the living state, free of chemical fixatives or stains.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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