Force-induced DNA slippage

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 2491-2497

  Kühner, Ferdinand ^a   Morfill, Julia ^a   Neher, Richard A ^a   Blank, Kerstin ^a   Gaub, Hermann E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA; REPETITIVE DNA;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; FORCE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; MICROSATELLITE MARKER;

EID: 34047241178     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.095836     Document Type: Article

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