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A side-entry cold holder for cryo-electron microscopy.

R Henderson·C Raeburn·G Vigers
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A side-entry cold holder for cryo-electron microscopy has been constructed which can be used with no loss of image resolution or contrast at 3.4 A resolution compared to the normal room-temperature holder. A description is presented of some of the ideas and tests which we have developed during its construction and are included in the design, together with a briefer outline of the remaining limitations.

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R Henderson, C Raeburn, G Vigers. 1991. A side-entry cold holder for cryo-electron microscopy.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0304-3991(91)90043-6

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