Theoretical description of the polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 188, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 313-318

  Schnell, S ^a   Mendoza, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

^b INSTITUTO VENEZOLANO DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031558558     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0473     Document Type: Article

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