Negative staining across holes: Application to fibril and tubular structures

Micron

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 168-176

  Harris, J Robin ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ammonium molybdate; Amyloid ; Collagen; Cryo negative staining; DNA nanotube; Fibril; Frataxin; Holey carbon; Iron core; Nanotechnology; Negative staining; Pepstatin A; Streptavidin; Trehalose

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE; CRYO-NEGATIVE STAINING; DNA NANOTUBES; FIBRILS; FRATAXIN; HOLEY CARBON; NEGATIVE STAINING; PEPSTATIN A; STREPTAVIDIN; TREHALOSE;

ADSORPTION; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON FILMS; COLLAGEN; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

MICROBIOLOGY;

AMMONIUM MOLYBDATE; AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CARBON; COLLAGEN; DNA; FRATAXIN; IRON BINDING PROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM; PEPSTATIN; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; TREHALOSE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; RAT; STAINING; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AMYLOID; AMYLOID BETA-PROTEIN; ANIMALS; CARBON; COLLAGEN; DNA; HUMANS; IRON-BINDING PROTEINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLYBDENUM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NEGATIVE STAINING; PEPSTATINS; PEPTIDES; PROTEINS; RATS; TREHALOSE;

RATTUS;

EID: 39449103423     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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