Electron Microscopy in Medicine and Biology: Applications

Electron microscopy has developed into a standard research method in medicine and biology. Because of the possibilities to represent structures in the range of macromolecular dimensions it is used in routine diagnostic work and pathology as well as high-resolution structure research [49]. Today electron microscopy has a permanent place in diagnostics and biopsies of the liver, kidney, muscle, nerves, intestine, in hygiene and virology, and particularly in molecular biology.

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  1. Ear-Nose-Throat Clinic, Medical Acoustics and Biophysics Laboratory, University of Münster, D-4400, Münster, Fed. Rep. of Germany Gert von Bally
  2. Applied Biophysics Laboratory, Technical University Budapest, H-1111, Budapest, Hungary Pal Greguss

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Boseck, S. (1982). Electron Microscopy in Medicine and Biology: Applications. In: von Bally, G., Greguss, P. (eds) Optics in Biomedical Sciences. Springer Series in Optical Sciences, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39455-6_2

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