Topological defects and the optimum size of DNA condensates

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 714-720

  Park, Stella Y ^a   Harries, Daniel ^b   Gelbart, William M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; DNA PACKAGING; DNA STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT;

EID: 0031852811     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77561-7     Document Type: Article

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