Near-field fluorescence imaging of genetic material: Toward the molecular limit

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 222-231

  Van Hulst, N F ^a   Garcia Parajo, M F ^a   Moers, M H P ^a   Veerman, J A ^a   Ruiter, A G T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

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

EID: 0031193822     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3888     Document Type: Article

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