Chapter 16 Studying Microtubules by Electron Microscopy

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 88, Issue , 2008, Pages 299-317

  Moores, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL; POLYMER;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROTUBULE; REVIEW; STAINING; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMANS; METALS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NEGATIVE STAINING; POLYMERS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 46249099657     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(08)00416-0     Document Type: Review

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