Effect of spatial inhomogeneity in dielectric permittivity on DNA double layer formation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 2673-2678

  Van Der Maarel, Johan R C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; TETRAMETHYLAMMONIUM;

ARTICLE; DNA CONFORMATION; ELECTRICITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MODEL; NEUTRON SCATTERING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0032989787     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77419-9     Document Type: Article

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