Resolving macromolecular structures from electron cryo-tomography data using subtomogram averaging in RELION
10.1038/nprot.2016.124
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Bharat, T. A. M., & Scheres, S. H. W. (2016). Resolving macromolecular structures from electron cryo-tomography data using subtomogram averaging in RELION. Nature Protocols, 11(11), 2054–2065.

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  1. Tanmay A M Bharat (first)
  2. Sjors H W Scheres (additional)
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