Three-dimensional reconstruction of biological macromolecular complexes from in-lens scanning electron micrographs

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 234, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-292

  Woodward, J D ^a   Wepf, R ^b   Sewell, B T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Actin; Bacteriophage T4 tail; Helical reconstruction; IHRSR; Scanning electron microscopy; Shadowing; Single particle method

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGES; ELECTRONS; FIELD EMISSION; FIELD EMISSION MICROSCOPES; ITERATIVE METHODS; MACROMOLECULES; PROTEINS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTIN; BACTERIOPHAGE T4; BACTERIOPHAGE T4 TAIL; HELICAL RECONSTRUCTION; IHRSR; PARTICLE METHODS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROGRAPHS; SHADOWING; SINGLE PARTICLE METHOD; SINGLE-PARTICLE;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

F ACTIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CONTRAST; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; LENS; MACROMOLECULE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOPOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 65949123548     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2009.03168.x     Document Type: Article

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