Biophysics for beginners: A journey through the cell nucleus

Biophysics for Beginners: A Journey Through the Cell Nucleus

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-407

  Schiessel, Helmut ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOPOLYMERS; CYTOLOGY; NUCLEIC ACIDS; STATISTICAL PHYSICS;

CELL NUCLEUS; LIFE PROCESS; LIVING MATTER; MOLECULAR CELLS; STATE OF THE ART; THEORETICAL METHODS;

BIOPHYSICS;

EID: 84974593654     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4032/9789814303941     Document Type: Book

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