Torsional rigidities of weakly strained DNAs

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 4166-4179

  Fujimoto, Bryant S ^a   Brewood, Gregory P ^a   Schurr, J Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ARTICLE; DNA STRUCTURE; DNA SUPERCOILING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROSCOPY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PLASMID; RIGIDITY; TORSION;

EID: 33845351506     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.087593     Document Type: Article

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