Restrained torsional dynamics of nuclear DNA in living proliferative mammalian cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 2614-2627

  Tramier, Marc ^a   Kemnitz, Klaus ^b   Durieux, Christiane ^a   Coppey, Jacques ^a   Denjean, Patrick ^c   Pansu, Robert B ^c   Coppey Moisan, Maïté ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

^b EuroPhoton GmbH   (Germany)

^c IUT de Cachan   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; ETHIDIUM;

ANIMAL CELL; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; DNA STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; INTERCALATION COMPLEX; NONHUMAN;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0034022816     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76806-8     Document Type: Article

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