Characterization of conditions required for x-ray diffraction experiments with protein microcrystals

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 3178-3185

  Glaeser, Robert ^a   Facciotti, Marc ^a   Walian, Peter ^a   Rouhani, Shahab ^a   Holton, James ^a   MacDowell, Alastair ^a   Celestre, Richard ^a   Cambie, Daniela ^a   Padmore, Howard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIORHODOPSIN;

ARTICLE; COLLIMATOR; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; FREEZING; IONIZING RADIATION; NONHUMAN; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION SCATTERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0034125925     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76854-8     Document Type: Article

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