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Artifacts and Pitfalls in Electron Microscopy of the Kidney

Atlas of Renal Ultrastructural Pathology

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This chapter will give a brief overview of the main technical artifacts and pitfalls in transmission electron microscopy examination of the kidney, with illustrations.

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  1. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, UK

    Tracey de Haro

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  1. Department of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Candice Roufosse

  2. Department of Pathology and Genetics, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

    Verena Broecker

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de Haro, T. (2023). Artifacts and Pitfalls in Electron Microscopy of the Kidney. In: Roufosse, C., Broecker, V. (eds) Atlas of Renal Ultrastructural Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44817-2_6-1

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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44817-2_6-2

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