Surface-promoted replication and exponential amplification of DNA analogues

Nature

Volumn 396, Issue 6708, 1998, Pages 245-248

  Luther, A ^a   Brandsch, R ^a   Von Kiedrowski, G ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE;

ARTICLE; BIOGENESIS; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA REPLICATION; DNA TEMPLATE; DYNAMICS; GENE AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

BIOGENESIS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; DNA; DNA REPLICATION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPLATES, GENETIC;

EID: 0032548015     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/24343     Document Type: Article

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