High-Contrast Observation of Unstained Proteins and Viruses by Scanning Electron Microscopy

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2012, Pages

  Ogura, Toshihiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEASOME;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BACULOVIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON RADIATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSULATOR ELEMENT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VIRUS NUCLEOCAPSID;

ANIMALS; BACULOVIRIDAE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METALS; MICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PROTEASOME ENDOPEPTIDASE COMPLEX;

EID: 84867298631     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046904     Document Type: Article

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