Sample Preservation is Key to Accurate Lab Work

Opflow ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3-3 ◽  
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Author(s):  
Hilton H. Mollenhauer

Many factors (e.g., resolution of microscope, type of tissue, and preparation of sample) affect electron microscopical images and alter the amount of information that can be retrieved from a specimen. Of interest in this report are those factors associated with the evaluation of epoxy embedded tissues. In this context, informational retrieval is dependant, in part, on the ability to “see” sample detail (e.g., contrast) and, in part, on tue quality of sample preservation. Two aspects of this problem will be discussed: 1) epoxy resins and their effect on image contrast, information retrieval, and sample preservation; and 2) the interaction between some stains commonly used for enhancing contrast and information retrieval.


Author(s):  
Peter H. Wiebe ◽  
Ann Bucklin ◽  
Mark Benfield

This chapter reviews traditional and new zooplankton sampling techniques, sample preservation, and sample analysis, and provides the sources where in-depth discussion of these topics is addressed. The net systems that have been developed over the past 100+ years, many of which are still in use today, can be categorized into eight groups: non-opening/closing nets, simple opening/closing nets, high-speed samplers, neuston samplers, planktobenthos plankton nets, closing cod-end samplers, multiple net systems, and moored plankton collection systems. Methods of sample preservation include preservation for sample enumeration and taxonomic morphological analysis, and preservation of samples for genetic analysis. Methods of analysis of zooplankton samples include determination of biomass, taxonomic composition, and size by traditional methods; and genetic analysis of zooplankton samples.


2021 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-231
Author(s):  
Yu Wang ◽  
Qianru Zhou ◽  
Wei Yang ◽  
Qianzhan Yang ◽  
Xuejing Zhang ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (12) ◽  
pp. 3135-3141 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.S. Caro-Bretelle ◽  
P.N. Gountsop ◽  
P. Ienny ◽  
R. Leger ◽  
S. Corn ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Girish Kumar ◽  
Jeff E. Eble ◽  
Michelle R. Gaither

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