Single-molecule measurements of the persistence length of double-stranded RNA

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 2737-2744

  Abels, J A ^a   Moreno Herrero, F ^a   Van Der Heijden, T ^a   Dekker, C ^a   Dekker, Nynke H ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; HELICASE; NUCLEASE; RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CELL CYCLE; ELECTRICITY; LIFE CYCLE; MAGNETISM; MEASUREMENT; PROTEIN RNA BINDING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SINGLE MOLECULE MEASUREMENT; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 22144455993     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.052811     Document Type: Article

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