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Cryomicrotomy of Renal Tissue, and the Use of X-Ray Microanalysis and Autoradiography at the Light and Electron Microscopic Levels

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Nephrotoxicity in the experimental and clinical situation

Part of the book series: Developments in Nephrology ((DINE,volume 19-20))

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The topics covered by the title of this chapter are in a sense disparate and yet are interrelated in the context of renal study in that they are aspects of the discipline which we know as cytochemistry.

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Baker, J.R.J. (1987). Cryomicrotomy of Renal Tissue, and the Use of X-Ray Microanalysis and Autoradiography at the Light and Electron Microscopic Levels. In: Bach, P.H., Lock, E.A. (eds) Nephrotoxicity in the experimental and clinical situation. Developments in Nephrology, vol 19-20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3367-5_3

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