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A cryo-scanning electron microscope (cryo-SEM) is a valuable tool for observing bulk frozen samples to monitor freezing responses of plant tissues and cells. Here, the essential processes of a cryo-SEM to observe freezing behaviors of plant tissue cells are described.
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One of the authors (S.F.) sincerely appreciates the strong support by JEOL Co. Ltd. for improvement and development of a cryo-SEM since he started his studies using a cryo-SEM in 1974. The authors also appreciate the excellent works by Mr. K. Shinbori, Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University, for making many apparatuses of a cryo-SEM.
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Fujikawa, S., Endoh, K. (2020). Cryo-Scanning Electron Microscopy to Study the Freezing Behavior of Plant Tissues. In: Hincha, D., Zuther, E. (eds) Plant Cold Acclimation. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2156. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0660-5_9
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