Molecular electron microscopy: State of the art and current challenges

ACS Chemical Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 268-281

  Stahlberg, Henning ^a   Walz, Thomas ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; PROTEIN SUBUNIT; PROTEIN;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DICTYOSTELIUM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LIPID BILAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; ROTAVIRUS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VIRUS CAPSID; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PROTEINS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 44649130753     PISSN: 15548929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cb800037d     Document Type: Review

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