Effect of high power ultrasound on aqueous solution of DNA

International Journal of Physical Sciences

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 063-068

  Rageh, Monira M ^a   El Lakkani, Ali ^a   Ali, Mohamed H M ^b   Abd El Fattah, Ahlam M M ^c   El Ghreeb Raafat, A ^c  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR STANDARDS   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

DNA damage; Spectroscopy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350046432     PISSN: 19921950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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