Overview

Electron microscopy in the biological sciences can be divided into two disciplines. The first, concerned with high resolution detail of particles or periodic structures, is mostly based on sound theoretical principles of physics. The second, by far the larger discipline, is interested in the information obtainable from thin sections. The theoretical back­ ground to those groups of techniques for preparing and looking at thin sections is often inexact and "loose", for want of a better word. What should be chemistry is often closer to alchemy. This kind of electron microscopy is often enshrined with mystical recipes, handed down from generation to generation. Admittedly, many of the processes involved, such as those required to embed tissue in epoxy resins, involve multiple interconnected steps, which make it difficult to follow the details of anyone of these steps. If all these steps are shrouded in some mystery, however, can one really trust the final image that emerges on the EM screen? When we present the data in some semi­ quantitative form is there really no better way to do it than to categorize the parameters with ++, +/-, etc? What happens when one labels the sections with antibodies? Does the whole business necess­ arily need to be more of an "art" than a "science"? Upon reflecting on these problems in 1981, I had the impression that many of the multi-authored textbooks that existed then (and that have appeared since) tended to exacerbate or at least perpetuate this
ISBN-13

9783642770975

ISBN-10

3642770975

Weight

1.50 Pounds

Dimensions

6.10 x 1.09 x 9.25 In

List Price

$109.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

xxi, 459 pages

Publisher

Springer

Published On

2011-12-06


View All Offers

Sort by:

Condition
Seller
Seller Comments
Price
✨ Brand New
Seller details
Alibris
★★★★★

Sparks, NV, USA

Print on demand Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 459 p.
$112.98

 Free delivery by: 01 Apr 2026


Bookstores.com relies on cookies to improve your experience.