Ethidium DNA agarose gel electrophoresis: How it started

IUBMB Life

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 745-747

  Borst, Piet ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circular DNA; DNA sizing; Mitochondrial DNA; Restriction enzyme; Topoisomers

Indexed keywords

DNA; ETHIDIUM; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

AGAR GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; BACTERIOPHAGE; DNA DETERMINATION; FRACTIONATION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; REVIEW; ULTRACENTRIFUGATION;

CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; DNA; ELECTROPHORESIS, AGAR GEL; ETHIDIUM; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY;

SERPENTES;

EID: 28844469968     PISSN: 15216543     EISSN: 15216551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15216540500380855     Document Type: Review

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