Geometry-controlled kinetics

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 472-477

  Benichou O ^a   Chevalier, C ^a   Klafter, J ^b,c   Meyer, B ^a   Voituriez, R ^a  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; KINETICS; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CATALYSIS; CELL NUCLEUS; HUMANS; KINETICS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 77952805607     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.622     Document Type: Article

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