Molecular brightness determined from a generalized form of Mandel's Q-parameter

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 3531-3547

  Sanchez Andres, Alvaro ^a   Chen, Yan ^a   Müller, Joachim D ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RETINOID X RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRIGHTNESS; HISTOGRAM; LIGAND BINDING; PHOTON COUNTING HISTOGRAM; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

EID: 27744474067     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.067082     Document Type: Article

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