Electronic detectors for electron microscopy

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 549-555

  Faruqi, A R ^a   Henderson, R ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONIC SENSOR; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIGHT SCATTERING; MACROMOLECULE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; REVIEW; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; ELECTRONS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MONTE CARLO METHOD;

EID: 35549001684     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2007.08.014     Document Type: Review

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