Replaceable polymers in DNA sequencing by capillary electrophoresis

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 82-93

  Quesada, Mark A ^a  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTROOSMOSIS; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 0031013794     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(97)80162-0     Document Type: Article

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