The movement of tRNA through the ribosome

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 589-594

  Frank, Joachim ^a,b   Agrawal, Rajendra K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFER RNA;

CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTION; NONHUMAN; RIBOSOME; RNA TRANSLATION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031982613     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77817-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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