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Focussed Ion Beam Milling and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Brain Tissue

Focussed Ion Beam Milling and Scanning Electron Microscopy of Brain Tissue

DOI:
10.3791/2588-v

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08:57 min

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July 06, 2011

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1Centre of interdisciplinary electron microscopy,École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Chapters

  • 00:05Title
  • 01:29Sample Fixation and Resin Embedding
  • 04:00Preparing the Sample for the FIB/SEM
  • 05:55Imaging the FIB/SEM
  • 08:03Results: FIB/SEM Images of Brain Tissue
  • 08:40Conclusion

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This protocol describes how resin embedded brain tissue can be prepared and imaged in the three dimensions in the focussed ion beam, scanning electron microscope.

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Focussed Ion Beam MillingScanning Electron MicroscopyFIB/SEM ProtocolAldehydes FixationHeavy Metal StainingOsmium TetroxideUranyl AcetateDehydrationResin InfiltrationUltramicrotomeGlass KnivesBlock PreparationVertical Face MillingBackscattered Electron ImagingSerial ImagingIsotropic VoxelsCell Ultrastructure Analysis

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