New measurements of DNA twist elasticity

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2501-2503

  Nelson, Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; ELASTICITY; ENTROPY; MECHANICAL STRESS;

EID: 0031977359     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77958-5     Document Type: Article

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