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Imaging of Big and Messy Biological Structures Using Electron Tomography

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2018

Gina E. Sosinsky  and
Maryann E. Martone
Gina E. Sosinsky
Affiliation:
University of California
Maryann E. Martone
Affiliation:
University of California

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Any student of cell biology cannot help but be impressed with the exquisite organization of cellular and subcellular compartments, where Individual proteins and even nucleic acids are targeted to specific domains and held together in macromolecular assemblies to achieve orderly and efficient interactions. Perhaps nowhere is the specialization of cellular compartments more apparent than in the nervous system, where the cell contains multiple, well-defined functional domains, each with its own unique biochemical character.

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Research Article
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Microscopy Today , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , August 2003 , pp. 8 - 15
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Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2003

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