Biomechanics of DNA structures visualized by 4D electron microscopy

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2822-2827

  Lorenz, Ulrich J ^a   Zewail, Ahmed H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanomechanical properties; Ultrafast electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DNA STRUCTURE; ELECTRON BEAM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FREQUENCY MODULATION; MACROMOLECULE; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED DYE LASER; RIGIDITY; VIBRATION;

BIOMECHANICS; DNA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION;

EID: 84874244291     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1300630110     Document Type: Article

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