New views of cells in 3D: An introduction to electron tomography

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 43-51

  McIntosh, Richard ^a   Nicastro, Daniela ^a   Mastronarde, David ^a  

^a Univ C   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FREEZE ETCHING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY;

CELLS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 11844305068     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tcb.2004.11.009     Document Type: Review

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