Micromechanics of chromatin and chromosomes

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 209-220

  Marko, John F ^a   Poirier, Michael G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Lab Dynamique des Fluides Complexes   (France)

Author keywords

Chromatin; Chromosomes; DNA struture; Mitosis

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOMES; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DNA; ENZYMES; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION;

CHROMATIN ASSEMBLY;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ENZYME;

BIOMECHANICS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOME; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA STRUCTURE; DYNAMICS; EUKARYOTE; GENOME; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CHROMATIN; CHROMOSOMES; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MITOSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0041886706     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o03-047     Document Type: Conference Paper

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