Cryo-electron tomography of Neurospora mitochondria

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 129, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 48-56

  Nicastro, Daniela ^a   Frangakis, Achilleas S ^a   Typke, Dieter ^a   Baumeister, Wolfgang ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ATP synthase; Cellular tomography; Contact sites; Cryo electron microscopy; Frozen hydrated specimens

Indexed keywords

PROTON TRANSPORTING ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MITOCHONDRION; NEUROSPORA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

NEUROSPORA; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0034010882     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1999.4204     Document Type: Article

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