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WERGIN, WILLIAM |
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Submitted to: Scanning Microscopy
Publication Type: Other Publication Acceptance Date: 9/20/1996 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Not required for book review-533's not required for book review. Technical Abstract: This book contains seventeen chapters that discuss rapid freezing, freeze fracture and deep etching and illustrate how these techniques are used by cell biologists to increase our understanding of biomedical problems. The first four chapters discuss the principles, equipment and artifacts that are associated with these techniques. The next six chapters explore the specific techniques in detail and illustrate their general applications. The final seven chapters illustrate how freezing, fracturing and etching have advanced our understanding of several specific problems in biomedical research, such as those associated with neurobiology, exocytosis the basement membrane, atherosclerosis and viral infections of cells. The editors have done a fine job of including competent authors, who are well qualified to introduce, discuss and illustrate the contributions that rapid freezing, freeze fracture, and deep etching have had in biomedical research. This book provides a good history of the subject matter, is wel illustrated and furnishes the reader with additional pertinent references. |
