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Nerve Cell, The (1973 Multimedia)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Audiocassette. 28 min.; 8 slides. col.

Introduces the technique of electron microscopy and the problems encountered with the central nervous system. The ultra-microscopic structure of the nerve cell is examined with its organelles and the...

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Methanol: The Development of a Catalyst (1983 Video)

Subject

Chemistry

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Steps in the development at ICI of a long life carbon-zinc-aluminium hydroxide catalyst for the low-pressure and -temperature synthesis of methanol from hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Investigation of the...

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What Makes Muscle Pull: The Structural Basis of Contraction (1971 Film)

Producer

Dennis Duerden

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The relation of muscle structure to muscle function and the relation of the protein assembly to the energy flow. The contractile system is dissected and its component protein molecules identified and...

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Introduction to Electrons in Crystals (4 Parts) (1995 Multimedia)

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

CD-ROM

1: Terminology, with 100 electron-related terms in the MATTER glossary. Covers auger transitions,and characteristic X-ray emission, selection rules. 2: Introduces the interaction of high-energy electrons...

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Basic Pathology (17 Parts) (1990 Video)

aka: General Pathology (17 Parts)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 11 min (part 1); 13 (2); 13 (3); 16 (4); 14 (5); 15 (6); 14 (7); 13 (8); 18 (9); 22 (10); 20 (11); 15 (12); 21 (13); 15 (14); 16 (15); 16 (16); 39 (17) min., 1999 sale: £550.00 (+VAT +p&p) set (Univ Leeds)

The series covers the main topics in general pathology, either formally or as short clinicopathological cases. The videos incorporate vivid naked-eye pictures of autopsy and surgical resection tissue,...

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Gut, The (1981 Multimedia)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, 20 slides. col.

A detailed biological journey from mouth to large intestine, with excursions to the appendix, pancreas and liver, is undertaken by means of light, transmission and scanning electron microscopy, supplemented...

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Shapes of the Invisible (2005)

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0, 72 minutes), £16.99

A series of 22 short scientific films, each up to 3 minutes in length, providing the chance to zoom into the atomic structure of 22 objects of daily life (steel, brass, concrete, aluminium, ceramic, hair,...

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Infection of Clover by Root-Nodule Bacteria (1973 Video)

Director

Chris C Doncaster

Subject

Agriculture; Biology

Distribution

Hire (film - HEFVL) Sale (video - BUFVC), Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min., 1996 sale: £20.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Describes the normal processes of infection of clover root hairs by root-nodule bacteria and subsequent nodule formation. Shows the root-hair surface using scanning electron microscopy, the initiation of...

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Fine Preservation in Fossils: An Evolutionary Bonanza (1990 Video)

Producer

David Jackson

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. ? min., 1998 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Using scanning electron microscopy, examines Cretaceous fossil fish whose internal structure, e.g. gill lamellae, musculature, etc. had been preserved by bacteria-induced phosphatisation in the tissue within...

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Egyptian Mummies: An Investigation (1979 Film)

Director

Ken Wrench

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Produced as part of the comprehensive investigation over several years of mummies in the Manchester collection. Each short section deals with one specific aspect of research: textile (bandage) analysis,...

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