Optical microscopy of Arabidopsis seedlings fixed in non-fresh FAA using Kennedy Fixation Tubes.

Yoshihiro Honma, Izumi Nakabayashi, Daisuke Tamaoki, Haruo Kasahara, Noriaki Ishioka, Toru Shimazu, Hirokazu Kasahara, Mitsuhiro Yamada, Ichirou Karahara*, Seiichiro Kamisaka

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    Abstract

    Samples will be kept in non-fresh fixative for longer period than usual in Kennedy Space Center Fixation Tubes (KFT) when they will be fixed for microscopy in the International Space Station (ISS). It is necessary to examine characteristics of samples prepared under such conditions and to improve preservation of the samples. In this study, morphology of Arabidopsis tissues prepared under such conditions was examined under a light microscope. Deformation of cell shape was observed in tissues with well-developed intercellular spaces when they were fixed in non-fresh fixative for longer period in KFTs.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)307-308
    Number of pages2
    JournalBiological sciences in space = Uchū seibutsu kagaku
    Volume17
    Issue number4
    DOIs
    StatePublished - 2003/12

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Medicine

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