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The CryoAPEX Method for Electron Microscopy Analysis of Membrane Protein Localization Within Ultrastructurally-Preserved Cells
Published on: February 27, 2020
Author Correction: In situ cryo-ET defines the ultrastructure of ER exit sites in human cells
Katie W Downes1,2, Julia R Flood3, Andrea Nans4
1Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology, University College London, London, UK.
Nature Cell Biology
|July 8, 2026
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