Transmission electron microscopy and scanning force microscopy of poly r(A-U) and poly r(A-U)-ethidium bromide

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Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 523-532

  Gilloteaux, J ^a   Jamison, J M ^b   Zenhausern, F ^c   Adrian, M ^d   Summers, J L ^b  

^a LAKE ERIE COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Firmenich Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Double stranded RNA; Electron microscopy; Ethidium bromide; Polyribonucleotides

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOPOLYMERS; PHOSPHATES; RNA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDES; SCANNING FORCE MICROSCOPY;

BROMINE COMPOUNDS;

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ETHIDIUM BROMIDE; POLYADENYLIC POLYURIDYLIC ACID; POLYRIBONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BASE PAIRING; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 0031277395     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.4950190801     Document Type: Article

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