Static and dynamic light scattering of biological macromolecules: What can we learn?

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  Murphy, Regina M ^a  

^a Wisconsin Electric Machines and Power Electronics Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; DNA STRUCTURE; KINETICS; LASER; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0031022040     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(97)80153-X     Document Type: Article

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