Electron microscopic tomography: A tool for probing the structure and function of subcellular components

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-187

  McEwen, Brace F ^a,b   Heagle, Amy B ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microscopy; Image analysis; Kinetochore; Mitosis; Tomography

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; DATA ACQUISITION; FREEZING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; OPTICAL CORRELATION; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPIC TOMOGRAPHY;

TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030717810     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1997)8:2<175::AID-IMA5>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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