Manipulation of single molecules in biology

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-86

  Wang, Michelle D ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMER; CONNECTIN; DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN; LIGAND; MYOSIN; PROTEIN; RNA POLYMERASE; TENASCIN;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032929393     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0958-1669(99)80015-9     Document Type: Article

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