Direct determination of DNA twist-stretch coupling

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 237-242

  Kamien, R D ^a   Lubensky, T C ^a   Nelson, P ^a   O'Hern, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031579751     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1997-00231-y     Document Type: Article

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