Imaging protein structure in water at 2.7 nm resolution by transmission electron microscopy

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Mirsaidov, Utkur M ^a,b   Zheng, Haimei ^c   Casana, Yosune ^b   Matsudaira, Paul ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; SILICON; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR IMAGING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ACTINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MOLECULAR IMAGING; SILICON; WATER;

EID: 84857307043     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2012.01.009     Document Type: Article

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