title: Preparing thin sections of meiotic nuclei for transmission electron microscopy.
abstract: Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) of thin sections of meiocytes embedded in plastic resin allows analysis of structures in meiotic nuclei, such as the synaptonemal complex, at very high resolution while preserving the spatial organization of chromosomes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gene Technology, Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn, Estonia.
authors.forename: Ljudmilla
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Timofejeva
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D032461:Chromosomes, Plant; D055993:Germ Cells, Plant; D008540:Meiosis / Q000235:genetics*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / Q000379:methods*; D008867:Microtomy / Q000379:methods*; D013573:Synaptonemal Complex