title: A shadow-casting technique for the examination of the surface topography of cultured cells.
abstract: Modifications to a technique of shadowing cultured cells for examination by the light microscope are presented. These consist of using a low angle of incidence, rotating the specimen and employing aluminium as the shadowing material.
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum; D002462:Cell Membrane; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000166:cytology*; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold; D008545:Melanoma; D010165:Palladium; D012399:Rotation; D014599:Uterus
chemical_list: D010165:Palladium; D006046:Gold; D000535:Aluminum