Single-Molecule Biology: What Is It and How Does It Work?

Molecular Cell

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 317-329

  Zlatanova, Jordanka ^a   van Holde, Kensal ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MANIPULATION; COMPLEX FORMATION; FLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MACROMOLECULE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR PROBE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATION; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSCRIPTION INITIATION;

EID: 33750463365     PISSN: 10972765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2006.10.017     Document Type: Note

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