Comparison of photosystem II 3D structure as determined by electron crystallography of frozen-hydrated and negatively stained specimens

Micron

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 341-348

  Stoylova, Svetla S ^a   Flint, Toby D ^a   Kitmitto, Ashraf ^b   Ford, Robert C ^b   Holzenburg, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2D crystals; 3D structure; Barley; Cryo electron crystallography; Frozen hydrated; Negative staining; Photosystem II

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032192445     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-4328(98)00017-1     Document Type: Article

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