Reptation Theories of Electrophoresis

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-46

  Viovy, Jean Louis ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

DNA migration; Gel electrophoresis; Pulsed field separation; Reptation theory

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTROPHORESIS;

DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 0030204083     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02762321     Document Type: Review

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