Single-molecule FRET: Technique and applications to the studies of molecular machines

Molecular Machines in Biology: Workshop of the Cell

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 4-19

  Shi, Xinghua ^a   Ha, Taekjip ^a  

^a University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

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EID: 84927011274     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139003704.003     Document Type: Chapter

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