Optical tweezers in biology and medicine;Les pinces optiques en biologie et en médecine

Medecine/Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 364-367

  Coirault, Catherine ^a   Pourny, Jean Claude ^a   Lambert, Francine ^a   Lecarpentier, Yves ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; MYOSIN; PROTEIN; SINGLE STRANDED DNA;

CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ORGANELLE; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; VIRUS;

DNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0037339654     PISSN: 07670974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/medsci/2003193364     Document Type: Review

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