Long-range electrostatic interaction in DNA-cationic lipid complexes

Europhysics Letters

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 165-170

  Bruinsma, R ^a   Mashl, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032518079     PISSN: 02955075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1209/epl/i1998-00125-0     Document Type: Article

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