Relating single-molecule measurements to thermodynamics

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 733-738

  Keller, David ^a   Swigon, David ^b   Bustamante, Carlos ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENERGY; FORCE; ISOMETRICS; KINETICS; MEASUREMENT; MOLECULE; TENSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0037304678     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)74892-9     Document Type: Article

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