Hydration scanning tunneling microscopy of DNA and a bacterial surface protein

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 212-221

  Heim, Manfred ^a   Steigerwald, Robin ^a   Guckenberger, Reinhard ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICA; PLASMID DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICA;

EID: 0031193413     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3874     Document Type: Article

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