Striving for atomic resolution in biomolecular topography: The scanning force microscope (SFM)

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 925-935

  Schaper, Achim ^a   Jovin, Thomas M ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOPHYSICAL CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

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EID: 0030297735     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950181112     Document Type: Review

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