Automated data collection with a Tecnai 12 electron microscope: Applications for molecular imaging by cryomicroscopy

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 251-261

  Zhang, Peijun ^a   Beatty, Alexis ^a   Milne, Jacqueline L S ^a   Subramaniam, Sriram ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron crystallography; High resolution electron microscopy; High throughput structure determination; Protein complexes; Remote microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; AUTOMATION; CAMERA; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; FILM; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035783259     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.2001.4404     Document Type: Article

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