Table 1.
Measurements of a Microfibril from a Representative Automated Electron Tomography Data Set
| Mean | SD | n | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nm | |||
| Periodicity | 59.1 | 2.5 | 10 |
| Bead width | 18.7 | 1.5 | 10 |
| Bead length | 17.0 | 2.3 | 10 |
| Bead center to shoulder | 25.1 | 2.1 | 10 |
| Stain cavity length | 11.8 | 1.4 | 10 |
| End of stain cavity to bead | 29.7 | 3.4 | 9 |
| Arm width | 5.7 | 0.9 | 15 |
| Thinnest interbead width | 10.2 | 2.3 | 10 |
| Bead height | 8.5 | 0.7 | 10 |
| Interbead height | 6.0 | 0.7 | 10 |
| Arm height | 5.1 | 0.5 | 10 |
Mean distances and standard deviation of a microfibril repeating unit measured from a representative AET data-set.