Structure and dynamics of ribosomal RNA

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 294-300

  Woodson, Sarah A ^a   Leontis, Neocles B ^b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RIBOSOME PROTEIN; RIBOSOME RNA;

BASE PAIRING; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; RNA STRUCTURE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032103852     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80061-4     Document Type: Article

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