Buffering: A possible passive-homeostasis role for redundant DNA

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 197-199

  Vinogradov, Alexander E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CYTOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUFFER; DNA; DNA BINDING PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN CONDENSATION; HOMEOSTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DNA BINDING;

EID: 0032555223     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1997.0629     Document Type: Article

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