Chapter 3 RNA Structure and Modeling. Progress and Techniques

Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology

Volumn 82, Issue , 2008, Pages 71-100

  Chai, Dinggeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; MICRORNA; RIBOSOME RNA; RNA;

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; CONFORMATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTEIN FOLDING; REVIEW; RIBOSOME; THERMODYNAMICS; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DNA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MICRORNAS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PROTEIN FOLDING; RIBOSOMES; RNA; RNA, RIBOSOMAL; THERMODYNAMICS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 53049092751     PISSN: 00796603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6603(08)00003-2     Document Type: Review

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