Spermine-induced aggregation of DNA, nucleosome, and chromatin

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1547-1555

  Raspaud, E ^a   Chaperon, I ^b   Leforestier, A ^a   Livolant, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b CEA SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; SINGLE STRANDED DNA; SPERMINE;

ARTICLE; CHROMATIN; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA STRUCTURE; NUCLEOSOME; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032819358     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77002-5     Document Type: Article

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