Whole-cell analysis of low-density lipoprotein uptake by macrophages using STEM tomography.

Nanoparticles of heavy materials such as gold can be used as markers in quantitative electron microscopic studies of protein distributions in cells with nanometer spatial resolution. Studying nanoparticles within the context of cells is also relevant for nanotoxicological research. Here, we report a...

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Main Authors: Jean-Pierre Baudoin, W Gray Jerome, Christian Kübel, Niels de Jonge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3561407?pdf=render