Behavior of supercoiled DNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 2016-2028

  Strick, T R ^a   Allemand, J F ^a   Bensimon, D ^a   Croquette, V ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOPHAGE DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA SUPERCOILING; FORCE; HYSTERESIS; MAGNETIC FIELD; NONHUMAN; STRETCHING; TORSION;

EID: 0031895463     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77908-1     Document Type: Article

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