Ultrastructure of Plant Leaf Cuticles in relation to Sample Preparation as Observed by Transmission Electron Microscopy

Figure 3

Ultrastructure and cuticular layers of eucalypt, poplar, and pear cuticles embedded in Spurr’s (a, c, and e) and LR-White resin (b, d, and f). EW: epicuticular waxes, CP: cuticle proper, CL: cuticular layer, ECL: external cuticular layer, and ICL: internal cuticular layer. Bars: 200 nm.

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