A comparison of fixatives suitable for scanning electron microscopy of Habronema spp.

Krecek, R.C.; Van Niekerk, J.P.; Els, H.J.

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dc.contributor.author	Krecek, R.C.
dc.contributor.author	Van Niekerk, J.P.
dc.contributor.author	Els, H.J.
dc.contributor.editor	Bigalke, R.D.
dc.date.accessioned	2014-10-08T13:22:08Z
dc.date.available	2014-10-08T13:22:08Z
dc.date.created	2014
dc.date.issued	1988
dc.description	The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	Members of the genus Habronema (Nematoda : Habronematidae) were preserved in 4 fixatives for examination with scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Tegumental features of the anterior and posterior extremities of these specimens were compared to evaluate the effect of the fixatives: modified Flemming's solution, glutaraldehyde (GA), Karnovsky's fixative and 70% ethanol. Fixatives were assessed on the appearance of the tegument, evidence of any wrinkling, shrinkage or swelling and the degree of extension in the male tail. Seventy per cent ethanol gave the most satisfactory results.	en
dc.description.librarian	lmchunu2014	en
dc.description.librarian	mn2014
dc.identifier.citation	Krecek, RC, Van Niekerk, JP & Els, HJ 1988, 'A comparison of fixatives suitable for scanning electron microscopy of Habronema spp.', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 63-65.	en
dc.identifier.issn	0330-2465
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42305
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Published by the Government Printer, Pretoria.	en
dc.rights	©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa
dc.title	A comparison of fixatives suitable for scanning electron microscopy of Habronema spp.	en
dc.type	Article	en