PMID- 27160416 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20180919 LR - 20181004 IS - 1364-5528 (Electronic) IS - 0003-2654 (Linking) VI - 141 IP - 13 DP - 2016 Jun 20 TI - Correlating microscopy techniques and ToF-SIMS analysis of fully grown mammalian oocytes. PG - 4121-9 LID - 10.1039/c6an00665e [doi] AB - The 2D-molecular thin film analysis protocol for fully grown mice oocytes is described using an innovative approach. Time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and optical microscopy imaging were applied to the same mice oocyte section on the same sample holder. A freeze-dried mice oocyte was infiltrated into embedding media, e.g. Epon, and then was cut with a microtome and 2 mum thick sections were transferred onto an ITO coated conductive glass. Mammalian oocytes can contain "nucleolus-like body" (NLB) units and ToF-SIMS analysis was used to investigate the NLB composition. The ion-spatial distribution in the cell components was identified and compared with the images acquired by SEM, AFM and optical microscopy. This study presents a significant advancement in cell embryology, cell physiology and cancer-cell biochemistry. FAU - Gulin, Alexander AU - Gulin A AD - N. N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 4, 119991 Moscow, Russia. nadtochenko@gmail.com and Moscow State University, Department of Chemistry, Leninskiye Gory 1-3, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation. FAU - Nadtochenko, Victor AU - Nadtochenko V AD - N. N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 4, 119991 Moscow, Russia. nadtochenko@gmail.com and Moscow State University, Department of Chemistry, Leninskiye Gory 1-3, 119991, Moscow, Russian Federation and Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, pr. Akademika Semenova 1, 142432 Chernogolovka, Moscow Region, Russia. FAU - Astafiev, Artyom AU - Astafiev A AD - N. N. Semenov Institute of Chemical Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Kosygina 4, 119991 Moscow, Russia. nadtochenko@gmail.com. FAU - Pogorelova, Valentina AU - Pogorelova V AD - Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, RAS, ul. Institustskaya 3, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia. FAU - Rtimi, Sami AU - Rtimi S AD - Ecole Polytechnique Fedeerale de Lausanne, Institute of chemical sciences and engineering (ISIC), Lausanne, VD, CH 1015, Switzerland. FAU - Pogorelov, Alexander AU - Pogorelov A AD - Institute of Theoretical and Experimental Biophysics, RAS, ul. Institustskaya 3, 142290 Pushchino, Moscow Region, Russia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PL - England TA - Analyst JT - The Analyst JID - 0372652 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Freeze Drying MH - Mice MH - *Microscopy, Atomic Force MH - *Microscopy, Electron, Scanning MH - Oocytes/*cytology MH - *Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion EDAT- 2016/05/11 06:00 MHDA- 2018/09/20 06:00 CRDT- 2016/05/11 06:00 PHST- 2016/05/11 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/05/11 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/09/20 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1039/c6an00665e [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Analyst. 2016 Jun 20;141(13):4121-9. doi: 10.1039/c6an00665e.