Probing nuclear ultrastructure by electron spectroscopic imaging

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 182, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 01-14

  Hendzel, M J ^a   Bazett Jones, D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DNA; EFTEM; elemental mapping; ESI; RNA

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION FILTERING; MAMMALS; MAPPING; PROTEINS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URANIUM COMPOUNDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS;

EFTEM; ELECTRON SPECTROSCOPIC IMAGING; ELEMENT SPECIFIC; ELEMENTAL MAPPING; ENERGY; NOVEL INFORMATION; PROTEIN PARTICLES; SIZE RANGES; STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON;

RNA; PROTEINS;

DNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

EID: 0029919057     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2818.1996.123403.x     Document Type: Article

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