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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
Accurate magnification calibration for transmission electron microscopy is best achieved with the use of appropriate standards and an objective calibration technique. We have developed a reliable method for calibrating the magnification of images from frozen-hydrated specimens. Invariant features in radial density plots of a standard are compared with the corresponding features in a "defocused" X-ray model of the same standard. Defocused X-ray models were generated to mimic the conditions of cryo-electron microscopy. The technique is demonstrated with polyoma virus, which was used as an internal standard to calibrate micrographs of bovine papilloma virus type 1 and bacteriophage phi X174. Calibrations of the micrographs were estimated to be accurate to 0.35%-0.5%. Accurate scaling of a three-dimensional structure allows additional calibrations to be made with radial density plots computed from two- or three-dimensional data.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0304-3991
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
48
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
347-58
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of radial density plots to calibrate image magnification for frozen-hydrated specimens.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't