Meyer-Rochow V B, Reid W A
Experimental Zoology and Electron Microscopy Unit, U.W.I., Jamaica.
West Indian Med J. 1995 Jun;44(2):44-50.
Although the electron microscope was developed about 60 years ago in Germany, its arrival and subsequent use in Jamaica are of considerably more recent date. In this paper, the principles of scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM & TEM) are briefly explained, and examples are given of the research done with the electron microscopes at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona Campus, Jamaica, especially over the last three years. Detailed descriptions of specimen preparation are provided for both SEM and TEM and particular emphasis is placed on the methodology used in our laboratory, as it sometimes differs from the routine followed in electron microscopy units of temperate countries.
尽管电子显微镜大约60年前在德国发明，但它在牙买加出现及随后的使用时间要近得多。本文简要解释了扫描电子显微镜和透射电子显微镜（SEM和TEM）的原理，并列举了牙买加西印度群岛大学（UWI）莫纳校区使用电子显微镜开展的研究实例，特别是过去三年的研究。文中提供了SEM和TEM标本制备的详细描述，并特别强调了我们实验室所采用的方法，因为它有时与温带国家电子显微镜单位的常规方法有所不同。
