Original Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2010; 16(22): 2743-2753
Published online Jun 14, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i22.2743
Unlocking the ultrastructure of colorectal cancer cells in vitro using selective staining
Joanna M Biazik, Kristina A Jahn, Yingying Su, Ya-Na Wu, Filip Braet
Joanna M Biazik, Kristina A Jahn, Yingying Su, Ya-Na Wu, Filip Braet, Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Madsen Building F09, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
Author contributions: Biazik JM prepared the manuscript for publication, conducted the selective staining and sectioning for transmission electron microscopy, data analysis, and data interpretation for the three cell lines; Jahn KA, Su Y and Wu YN carried out cell culture on the three cell lines; Braet F assisted in data interpretation and manuscript preparation.
Supported by The Australian Research Council for funding some of the research reported herein through Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities grants, No. LE0775598 and the ARC/NHMRC FABLS Research Network, No. RN0460002
Correspondence to: Dr. Joanna M Biazik, Australian Key Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis, Madsen Building F09, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia. j.biazik@usyd.edu.au
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Received: December 11, 2009
Revised: January 20, 2010
Accepted: January 27, 2010
Published online: June 14, 2010
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