Dynamics of membrane nanotubulation and DNA self-assembly

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 974-979

  Roopa, T ^a   Kumar, N ^a   Bhattacharya, S ^b   Shivashankar, G V ^a,c  

^a RAMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

^c TATA INSTITUTE OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NANOTUBE;

ARTICLE; DNA PROBE; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; FLOW RATE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE VESICLE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHASE TRANSITION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 4143152707     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.103.039297     Document Type: Article

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