Cryo-scanning transmission electron tomography of vitrified cells

Nature Methods

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 423-428

  Wolf, Sharon Grayer ^a   Houben, Lothar ^b   Elbaum, Michael ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYO SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENERGY FILTERED TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EUKARYOTIC CELL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE DISPLAY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RIBOSOME; SCANNING TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL MICROFLORA; THICKNESS; VITRIFICATION;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANIMALS; CARBON; ICE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; VITRIFICATION;

EID: 84897954470     PISSN: 15487091     EISSN: 15487105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmeth.2842     Document Type: Article

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