Oligonucleotide directed triple helix formation

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 327-333

  Sun, Jian Sheng ^a   Garestier, Thérèse ^a   Hélène, Claude ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

DNA HELIX; DNA RECOMBINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRIPLE HELIX;

EID: 0029922788     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(96)80051-0     Document Type: Article

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