Contribution of cryoelectron microscopy of vitreous sections to the understanding of biological membrane structure.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on May 21, 2012

Authors

Amélie Leforestier1, Nicolas Lemercier, Françoise Livolant

Author Affiliations

1: Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 8502, Université Paris-Sud XI, 91405 Orsay cedex, France. amelie.leforestier@u-psud.fr

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