Single-particle reconstruction of biological macromolecules in electron microscopy-30 years

Quarterly Reviews of Biophysics

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 139-158

  Frank, Joachim ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MACROMOLECULE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON;

EID: 77449108419     PISSN: 00335835     EISSN: 14698994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033583509990059     Document Type: Article

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