Cryoatomic force microscopy of filamentous actin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 950-958

  Shao, Zhifeng ^a,b,c   Shi, Dan ^a   Somlyo, Avril V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; RABBIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALIA; MICA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0034117041     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76652-5     Document Type: Article

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