Symmetry laws for interaction between helical macromolecules

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2513-2519

  Kornyshev, A A ^a   Leikin, S ^b  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA HELIX; DNA STRUCTURE; MACROMOLECULE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031751240     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77696-9     Document Type: Article

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