Observation of live ticks (Haemaphysalis flava) by scanning electron microscopy under high vacuum pressure.

Observation of live ticks (Haemaphysalis flava) by scanning electron microscopy under high vacuum pressure.

Scanning electron microscopes (SEM), which image sample surfaces by scanning with an electron beam, are widely used for steric observations of resting samples in basic and applied biology. Various conventional methods exist for SEM sample preparation. However, conventional SEM is not a good tool to...

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Main Authors: Yasuhito Ishigaki, Yuka Nakamura, Yosaburo Oikawa, Yasuhiro Yano, Susumu Kuwabata, Hideaki Nakagawa, Naohisa Tomosugi, Tsutomu Takegami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3303806?pdf=render

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