Mapping the cell: advent of the thin section and characterization of the ER.
The development of improved techniques for studying tissues by electron microscopy parallelled the discovery and characterization of the endoplasmic reticulum. But researchers had first to be convinced that the endoplasmic reticulum wasn't an artefact produced by electron-microscopic techniques.
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School of Science and Technology Studies, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. nrasmussn@delphi.com
D000818:Animals; D004721:Endoplasmic Reticulum / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008854:Microscopy, Electron / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D008867:Microtomy / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D016613:Plastic Embedding / Q000266:history / Q000379:methods