The atomic force microscope as a new microdissecting tool for the generation of genetic probes

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 232-237

  Thalhammer, S ^a   Stark, R W ^a   Muller S ^b   Wienberg, J ^b   Heckl, W M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSECTION; DNA PROBE; FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA PROBE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031193343     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3869     Document Type: Article

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