Serial macromolecular crystallography at ALBA Synchrotron Light Source. Erratum.
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SUBMITTER: Martin-Garcia JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9255580 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
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Serial macromolecular crystallography at ALBA Synchrotron Light Source. Erratum.
Martin-Garcia Jose M JM Botha Sabine S Hu Hao H Jernigan Rebecca R Castellví Albert A Lisova Stella S Gil Fernando F Calisto Barbara B Crespo Isidro I Roy-Chowdhury Shatabdi S Grieco Alice A Ketawala Gihan G Weierstall Uwe U Spence John J Fromme Petra P Zatsepin Nadia N Boer Dirk Roeland DR Carpena Xavi X
Journal of synchrotron radiation 20220516 Pt 4
A revised version of Table 2 of Martin-Garcia et al. [J. Synchrotron Rad. (2022). 29, 896-907] is provided. ...[more]
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