Electron microscopy: Essentials for viral structure, morphogenesis and rapid diagnosis

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 421-430

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Hung, Tao ^a,b   Song, JingDong ^b   He, JinSheng ^a  

^a BEIJING JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

Author keywords

electron microscopy; viral diagnosis; viral morphology; viral structure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876952231     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-013-4476-2     Document Type: Review

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