Interhelical spacing in liquid crystalline spermine and spermidine-DNA precipitates

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 392-403

  Raspaud, E ^a   Durand, D ^b   Livolant, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b INSTITUTE FOR INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY OF THE CELL I2BC   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; DNA; POLYAMINE DERIVATIVE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SPERMIDINE; SPERMINE;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER THERAPY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PRECIPITATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 11244255348     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.040113     Document Type: Article

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