Electron tomographic reconstruction of plastic-embedded organelles involved in the chitin secretion process

Biology of the Cell

Volumn 88, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 5-13

  Shillito, Bruce ^a,b   Koster, Abraham J ^a   Walz, Jochen ^a   Baumeister, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

3D reconstruction; Chitin; Electron microscopy; Electron tomography; Image processing; Microfibril; Molecular structure; Riftia; Shrinkage; Vestimentifera

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; PLASTIC;

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; AUTOMATION; CELL ORGANELLE; CELL SECRETION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TOMOGRAPHY; WORM;

EID: 0030996181     PISSN: 02484900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-4900(97)86825-6     Document Type: Article

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