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Reliable technique of preparation of ultrathin sections of tissue infected with mycobacteria

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A technique of preparation of ultrathin sections of liver tissue infected with mycobacteria, concretely of Kupffer cells containingMycobacterium avium, was described. Satisfactory preservation of the ultrastructure of both liver and mycobacteria was achieved by a modification of sampling, dehydration and Vestopal-embedding procedures.

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  1. Department of Electron Microscopy, Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, 100 42, Prague 10

    E. Hartlová & H. Mohelská

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Hartlová, E., Mohelská, H. Reliable technique of preparation of ultrathin sections of tissue infected with mycobacteria. Folia Microbiol 23, 406–408 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02876444

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