Nucleic acids: Theory and computer simulation, Y2K

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 182-196

  Beveridge, David L ^a   McConnell, Kevin J ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; NUCLEIC ACID; RNA;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; DNA CONFORMATION; DNA SEQUENCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NUCLEIC ACID STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA CONFORMATION; RNA SEQUENCE; SOLVATION;

EID: 0034036078     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(00)00076-2     Document Type: Review

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