Multiple liquid crystal phases of DNA at high concentrations

Nature

Volumn 331, Issue 6155, 1988, Pages 457-460

  Strzelecka, Teresa E ^a   Davidson, Michael W ^a   Rill, Randolph L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION; DNA PACKAGING;

CRYSTALLIZATION; DNA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR CONFORMATION; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0023835499     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/331457a0     Document Type: Article

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