DNA overstretching transition: Ionic strength effects

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 967-978

  Punkkinen, Olli ^a   Hansen, Per Lyngs ^b   Miao, Ling ^b   Vattulainen, Ilpo ^a,b  

^a HELSINKI INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; DNA DENATURATION; ELASTICITY; ENERGY; IONIC STRENGTH; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 23344434353     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.063099     Document Type: Article

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