Electron Microscopy

The Electron Microscopy Platform offers users the expertise to carry out ultrastructural studies of biological samples of interest.

• 1 Transmission Electron Microscope/TEM – Jeol JEM-1011
• 1 Scanning Electron Microscope/SEM – Jeol JSM-6390LV
• 1 Cryotissue processor/robot – Leica AFS2
• 1 Ultramicrotome – Leica EMUC6
• 1 Glass knife Machine – Leica EMKMR2
• 1 Critical point – EMTECH K850
• 1 Gold metallizer – EMTECH K550X
• 1 Hotplate – Stuart CB300
• 1 Optical microscope – Leica DM1000
• 2 Steromicroscope - Leica S6E + Light source Leica L2
• 1 Fume hood – Burdinola B ST 1500 LOW

Characterization of pluripotent stem cells.
Mercè Martí, Lola Mulero, Cristina Pardo, Cristina Morera, Meritxell Carrió, Leopoldo Laricchia-Robbio, Concepcion Rodriguez Esteban & Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte. Nature Protocols vol. 8, pages 223–253. 10 January 2013; doi:10.1038/nprot.2012.154

Mcad-mediated intercellular interactions activate satellite cell división.
Merce Marti, Núria Montserrat, Cristina Pardo, Lola Mulero, Laia Miquel-Serra, Alexandre Miguel Cavaco Rodrigues, José Andrés Vaquero, Bernd Kuebler, Cristina Morera, María José Barrero & Juan Carlos Izpisúa Belmonte. J Cell Sci. 17 September 2013; doi: 10.1242/jcs.123562