Ruby-Helix: An implementation of helical image processing based on object-oriented scripting language

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-105

  Metlagel, Zoltan ^a   Kikkawa, Yayoi S ^a   Kikkawa, Masahide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric helical reconstruction; Cryo electron microscopy; Helical image analysis; Ruby Helix

Indexed keywords

KINESIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER LANGUAGE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MICROTUBULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; KINESIN; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; POLYMERS; PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; SOFTWARE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 33845296964     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2006.07.015     Document Type: Article

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