DNA length and concentration dependencies of anisotropic phase transitions of DNA solutions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 3154-3163

  Merchant, Kunal ^a,b   Rill, Randolph L ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; XANTHAN;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DNA SEQUENCE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHASE TRANSITION; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0030867141     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78341-3     Document Type: Article

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