Models of Brain Cryofixation (Purple) Vs Chemical Fixation (Brown) (IMAGE)

Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Models of Brain Cryofixation (Purple) Vs Chemical Fixation (Brown)

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This image shows two models of brain tissue reconstructed from serial EM images. The purple one is cryo-fixed, the brown one chemically fixed.

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Graham Knott/EPFL

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