SPIDER image processing for single-particle reconstruction of biological macromolecules from electron micrographs
10.1038/nprot.2008.156
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Shaikh, T. R., Gao, H., Baxter, W. T., Asturias, F. J., Boisset, N., Leith, A., & Frank, J. (2008). SPIDER image processing for single-particle reconstruction of biological macromolecules from electron micrographs. Nature Protocols, 3(12), 1941–1974.

Authors 7
  1. Tanvir R Shaikh (first)
  2. Haixiao Gao (additional)
  3. William T Baxter (additional)
  4. Francisco J Asturias (additional)
  5. Nicolas Boisset (additional)
  6. Ardean Leith (additional)
  7. Joachim Frank (additional)
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@article{Shaikh_2008, title={SPIDER image processing for single-particle reconstruction of biological macromolecules from electron micrographs}, volume={3}, ISSN={1750-2799}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2008.156}, DOI={10.1038/nprot.2008.156}, number={12}, journal={Nature Protocols}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Shaikh, Tanvir R and Gao, Haixiao and Baxter, William T and Asturias, Francisco J and Boisset, Nicolas and Leith, Ardean and Frank, Joachim}, year={2008}, month=oct, pages={1941–1974} }