cover slip


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cover slip

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coverslip

(kŭv′ər-slĭp′)
n.
A small thin piece of glass used to cover a specimen on a microscope slide. Also called cover glass.
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To check the initial infection, cover slips were removed from some wells and air dried immediately (at 1 hour).
Viability of Rickettsia prowazekii after Rickettsia-mediated killing of gamma interferon-pretreated, macrophage-like RAW264.7 cells
To determine the effect of cAMP on appressorial formation, 10 per cent of 5mM cAMP was mixed directly to the conidial suspension and 30 [micro]L of the suspension was placed on glass slide and cover slip surface fixed on the glass slide.
Influence of temperature on appressorial formation in M. Grisea in relation to camp-dependent PKA activity
Although the height of the peaks are similar on the untreated cover slip (25 nm) and the cover slip treated with 5N NaF (23 nm), there is variation in the number of peaks (7 x [10.
Relevance of surface asperities in scheming cellular attachment to minimize biomaterial associated infections
It may be necessary to push down on the cover slip or dilute the sample, either of which could cause flocculation, which is one of the things that you would be evaluating.
Optical microscopy-specimen preparation,part ll:liquid specimens and microtoming
Biofilms were grown on borosilicate cover slips in 50 ml Falcon tubes as described earlier.
Resveratrol--a potential inhibitor of biofilm formation in Vibrio cholerae
Air-dried plant pollen was shaken from flowers, some part of it was applied on the slide and covered with a cover slip overlaid with liquefied glycerine jelly.
Pollen diversity in honey collected from Lithuania's protected landscape areas/ Leedu looduskaitsealadelt kogutud mee oietolmu jaotus
Abundance estimates for 2010 are roughly equivalent to the 1965 estimates and are based on the number of organisms counted in 15 drops of water in each of 26 samples: abundant, 4 or morespecimens /coverslip: common, 2-3 specimens/per coverslip: uncommon, 5-15 specimens/15 cover slips; rare, fewer than 5 specimens/15 cover slips.
Protists and invertebrates in temporary pools on Enchanted Rock, Llano County, Texas: 1965 and 2010
One pre-weighed cover slip with diet was placed in a container.
Yeast extract: sucrose ratio effects on egg load, survival, and mortality caused by GF-120 in western cherry fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
A sterilized cover slip was carefully inserted at an angle of about 45- into a solidified medium in a petridish so that half of the coverslip was in the medium.
Biodegradation of Carbofuran pesticide by saline soil actinomycetes
Samples were wet sanded and polished with 400 and 600 grit silicon carbide abrasive papers (Mager Scientific, Dexter, MI) until ink on the glass cover slips began to wear, indicating a thickness matching that of the cover slip.
Improved Contact X-Ray microradiographic method to measure mineral density of hard dental tissues
Each part was made into spot squash by pressing it on the slide through cover slip.
Distribution of dengue virus types in Aedes aegypti in dengue endemic districts of Rajasthan, India
Further grinding reduced the specimen to the final thickness and a cover slip was then placed on the slide.
Aesthete canals in the chiton Euleptochiton spatulatus (Polyplacophora, Mollusca) from the Pennsylvanian of Ohio

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