Elastic stability of DNA configurations. I. General theory

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 747-758

  Tobias, Irwin ^a   Swigon, David ^a   Coleman, Bernard D ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEOSOME;

BIOPHYSICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; DRUG STABILITY; ELASTICITY; NUCLEOSOME; PLASMID; THERMODYNAMICS;

BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BIOPHYSICS; DNA; DRUG STABILITY; ELASTICITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; NUCLEOSOMES; PLASMIDS; THERMODYNAMICS;

DNA;

ELASTIC COEFFICIENT; ELASTIC STABILITY; EQUILIBRIUM CONFIGURATION; EXCLUDED VOLUME EFFECTS; EXPLICIT SOLUTIONS; GENERAL THEORY; LINEAR SEGMENTS; STABILITY OF EQUILIBRIUM;

STABILITY CRITERIA;

EID: 0033764926     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.747     Document Type: Article

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