Multivalent ion-DNA interaction: Neutron scattering estimates of polyamine distribution

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 10706-10716

  Zakharova, S S ^a   Egelhaaf, S U ^b   Bhuiyan, L B ^c   Outhwaite, C W ^d   Bratko, D ^e   Van Der Maarel, J R C ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0001093753     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.480425     Document Type: Article

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