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| Title |
Methanol fixation of plant tissue for Scanning Electron Microscopy improves preservation of tissue morphology and dimensions
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| Published in |
Plant Methods, October 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1746-4811-9-36 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mark J Talbot, Rosemary G White |
| Abstract |
It is well known that preparation of biological (plant and animal) tissues for Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) by chemical fixation and critical point drying results in shrinkage of tissues, often by up to 20-30%, depending on the tissue type and fixation protocol used. We sought to identify a protocol that would preserve tissue size and morphology better than standard chemical fixatives and dehydration regimes. We compared a range of processing techniques by quantifying changes in tissue size and recording details of surface morphology using leaf tissues from three commonly studied species; Arabidopsis thaliana, barley and cotton. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 2 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 238 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 235 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 68 | 29% |
| Researcher | 40 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 11% |
| Professor | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 27 | 11% |
| Unknown | 40 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 104 | 44% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 24 | 10% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 4% |
| Materials Science | 8 | 3% |
| Engineering | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 32 | 13% |
| Unknown | 53 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 February 2018.
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#6,930,204
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#412
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#58,712
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#4
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Altmetric has tracked 25,374,917 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 72nd percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 1,262 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 6.3. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 67% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 9 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has scored higher than 5 of them.