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Transforming FIB-SEMFocused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB-SEM) Systems for Large-Volume ConnectomicsConnectomics and Cell BiologyCell biology
Xu C, Pang S, Hayworth K, Hess H. Transforming FIB-SEMFocused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB-SEM) Systems for Large-Volume ConnectomicsConnectomics and Cell BiologyCell biology. Neuromethods 2020, 155: 221-243. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0691-9_12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchScanning electron microscopy systemIon beam scanning electron microscopyBeam scanning electron microscopyElectron microscopy systemScanning electron microscopyElectron microscopyLong-term reliabilityScanning electron microscopy technologyRobust imaging platformElectron microscopy technologyConventional FIBMicroscopy systemHigh resolutionFIB-SEMResolution requirementsCell biology researchBoundary conditionsFinal image stackFIBMicroscopy technologyHigh-resolution imagingOrders of magnitudeImaging platformLarge sample volumesImage volumes
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Volume microscopic analysis of membrane contact sites in mouse kidney renal proximal tubule epithelial cells
Pandya R, Pang S, Lackner E, Reyna-Neyra A, Li W, Sy K, Burdyniuk M, Weisz O, Xu C, Caplan M. Volume microscopic analysis of membrane contact sites in mouse kidney renal proximal tubule epithelial cells. Physiology 2024, 39: 1086. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2024.39.s1.1086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMembrane contact sitesProximal tubule epithelial cellsTubule epithelial cellsEndoplasmic reticulumEpithelial cellsContact sitesPlasma membraneER volumeRenal proximal tubule epithelial cellsFunction of membrane contact sitesVolume of endoplasmic reticulumProximal tubule cellsInter-organelle communicationBasal-lateral surfacesRenal epithelial cellsAdvanced imaging techniquesMedian volumeTubule cellsMale miceCell plasma membraneRenal cortexScanning electron microscopyFIB-SEMMouse kidneySmooth ER