Zernike phase contrast cryo-electron tomography

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 174-181

  Danev, Radostin ^a   Kanamaru, Shuji ^b   Marko, Michael ^c   Nagayama, Kuniaki ^a  

^a OKAZAKI INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIOSCIENCE   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteriophage; Cryomicroscopy; Cryotomography; Gibbs phenomenon; Phase contrast; Phase plate

Indexed keywords

GOLD NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIOPHAGE; CELL ORGANELLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 77953700668     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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