Solid phase DNA amplification: A Brownian dynamics study of crowding effects

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-42

  Mercier, Jean François ^a   Slater, Gary W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARTICLE; BROWNIAN DYNAMICS; CROWDING; DNA COLONY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; KINETICS; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIMULATION; SOLID; SOLID PHASE AMPLIFICATION; STEREOCHEMISTRY; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 23244435744     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.051904     Document Type: Article

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