Exact method for numerically analyzing a model of local denaturation in superhelically stressed DNA

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 3408-3426

  Fye, Richard M ^a   Benham, Craig J ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0001215523     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.59.3408     Document Type: Article

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