Observations on the behavior of vitreous ice at ∼82 and∼12 K

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 153, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-252

  Wright, Elizabeth R ^a   Iancu, Cristina V ^a   Tivol, William F ^a   Jensen, Grant J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amorphous ice; Cryoelectron microscopy; Liquid helium; Radiation damage; Vitreous ice

Indexed keywords

GOLD; ICE;

ARTICLE; COOLING; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; IRRADIATION; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYOPRESERVATION; GOLD; HELIUM; ICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NITROGEN; OBSERVATION; PHASE TRANSITION; TEMPERATURE; TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 32544442151     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2005.12.003     Document Type: Article

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