Theoretical models for single-molecule DNA and RNA experiments: From elasticity to unzipping

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 569-584

  Cocco, Simona ^a   Marko, John F ^b   Monasson, Rémi ^c  

^a Institut de recherches interdisciplinaires sur les sciences et la technologie   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c LABORATOIRE DE PHYSIQUE STATISTIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

DNA; Micromanipulation; Polymer elasticity; RNAs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038187577     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1631-0705(02)01345-2     Document Type: Article

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