Topographic imaging of chromium-coated frozen-hydrated cell and macromolecular complexes by in-lens field emission scanning electron microscopy

Microscopy and Microanalysis

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 197-207

  Apkarian, Robert P ^a   Caran, Kevin L ^a   Robinson, Keith A ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell membrane particles; Chromium coating; Cryopreparation; In lens field emission scanning electron microscopy; Proteins

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033432498     PISSN: 14319276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1431927699000148     Document Type: Article

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