A cylindrical specimen holder for electron cryo-tomography

Ultramicroscopy

Volumn 137, Issue , 2014, Pages 20-29

  Palmer, Colin M ^a   Löwe, Jan ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon nanopipettes; Cryoelectron tomography; Cylindrical specimen; Electron cryo tomography; Missing wedge; Rod shaped specimen

Indexed keywords

BARS (METAL); CARBON; HYDRATION; LIPOSOMES; SPECIMEN PREPARATION;

CARBON NANOPIPETTES; CRYO-ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; CYLINDRICAL SPECIMENS; MISSING WEDGE; ROD-SHAPED;

TOMOGRAPHY;

CARBON NANOTUBE; LIPOSOME;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; RIBOSOME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

CARBON NANOPIPETTES; CRYOELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; CYLINDRICAL SPECIMEN; ELECTRON CRYO-TOMOGRAPHY; MISSING WEDGE; ROD-SHAPED SPECIMEN;

CARBON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPE TOMOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIPOSOMES; NANOPARTICLES; RIBOSOMES; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 84888087784     PISSN: 03043991     EISSN: 18792723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultramic.2013.10.016     Document Type: Article

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