The Mechanical Properties of Single Chromatin Fibers under Tension

Single Molecules

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-192

  Leuba, S H ^a   Zlatanova, J ^b   Karymov, M A ^a,d   Bash, R ^c   Liu, Y Z ^c   Lohr, D ^c   Harrington, R E ^c   Lindsay, S M ^c  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ST PETERSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0001120235     PISSN: 14385163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1438-5171(200006)1:2<185::AID-SIMO185>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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