A guided experimental approach to practical molecular pharmacology teaching: Demonstration of sequence selectivity of DNA-binding drugs by arrested polymerase chain reaction

Biochemical Education

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 100-103

  Gambari, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA BINDING; PHARMACOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034161854     PISSN: 03074412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0307-4412(99)00083-7     Document Type: Article

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