Analysis of nucleic acids by fticr MS

Mass Spectrometry Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-285

  Hofstadler, Steven A ^a   Sannes Lowery, Kristin A ^a   Hannis, James C ^a  

^a ISIS PHARMACEUTICALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Base composition; DNA; FTICR; Genotyping; Noncovalent complexes; Nucleic acids; PCR; RNA; Sequencing; Snps

Indexed keywords

BASE COMPOSITION; FTICR; GENOTYPING; NONCOVALENT COMPLEXES; PCR; SEQUENCING;

CHARACTERIZATION; CYCLOTRON RESONANCE; DNA; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; IONIZATION; NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCES; PROTEINS; RNA; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

MASS SPECTROMETRY;

NUCLEIC ACID;

CYCLOTRON; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

CYCLOTRONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

EID: 14744273875     PISSN: 02777037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mas.20016     Document Type: Review

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