Introduction to cells in culture as studied by SEM.

The use of SEM to study cell surface topography though useful in many instances is a much stronger research resource when correlated with other techniques. This introduction to the symposium on cells in culture as studied by SEM will illustrate various experiments correlating high voltage electron microscopy with SEM and immunofluorescence microscopy with SEM. In addition, experiments will be discussed on the motile behavior and topography of cells on modified substrates, and the morphology of cellular outgrowth from tissue explants.