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Cryoelectron microscopy of vitrified Sendai virions. 1988

Y Hosaka, and T Watabe

Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Japan.

Morphology of vitrified Sendai virions was studied by transmission type electron microscopy. Almost all the virions appeared to be completely spherical, although their diameters differed. A possibly continuously long nucleocapsid was seen running helically in an envelope. Spikes were seen on the virion surfaces. The results indicate pleomorphism of Sendai virions in size but not in shape.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008854	Microscopy, Electron	Microscopy using an electron beam, instead of light, to visualize the sample, thereby allowing much greater magnification. The interactions of ELECTRONS with specimens are used to provide information about the fine structure of that specimen. In TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY the reactions of the electrons that are transmitted through the specimen are imaged. In SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY an electron beam falls at a non-normal angle on the specimen and the image is derived from the reactions occurring above the plane of the specimen.	Electron Microscopy
D010222	Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human	A species of RESPIROVIRUS also called hemadsorption virus 2 (HA2), which causes laryngotracheitis in humans, especially children.	Hemadsorption Virus 2,Human parainfluenza virus 1,Para-Influenza Virus Type 1,Parainfluenza Virus Type 1,Para Influenza Virus Type 1
D005615	Freezing	Liquids transforming into solids by the removal of heat.	Melting