Accurate modeling of single-particle cryo-EM images quantitates the benefits expected from using Zernike phase contrast

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 468-475

  Hall, R J ^a   Nogales, E ^a,b,c   Glaeser, R M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryo electron microscopy; Heterogeneity; Image simulation; Multislice; Zernike phase contrast

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIMULATION;

CRYOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ICE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 79955669566     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2011.03.020     Document Type: Article

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