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CRYOFIXATION [2 records]

Record 1 1977-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Histology
  • Cryogenics
CONT

The observation of pigments in their natural state was facilitated by the development and use of cryofixation which permits direct examination of cellular contents in a frozen state without previous treatment by fixatives and stains.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histologie
  • Cryogénie
DEF

Opération qui consiste à utiliser des procédés cryogéniques pour fixer la morphologie et la structure de cellules ou d’êtres vivants.

CONT

On peut considérer que l'état d’avancement de ces connaissances dans l'ultrastructure membranaire est la conséquence de l'amélioration de préparation des objets et surtout l'application des méthodes physiques de stabilisation des objets :cryofixation, cryodécapage, cryo-ultra-microtomie.

Spanish

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Record 2 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Vacuum Machines
  • Aerodynamics and Theory of Gases
  • Cryogenics
OBS

... the partial pressures attainable for ... common gases using cryopumping ... may be ... lower than the equilibrium vapor pressures at the temperature of the cooled surface. This is ... cryotrapping

French

Domaine(s)
  • Machines à vide
  • Théorie des gaz et aérodynamique
  • Cryogénie
OBS

cryofixation. Captage de gaz non condensables par une couche condensée et continuellement croissante de gaz facilement condensables.

Spanish

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