Phase coexistence in a single DNA molecule

Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications

Volumn 263, Issue 1-4, 1999, Pages 392-404

  Strick, T ^a   Allemand, J F ^a   Bensimon, D ^a   Lavery, R ^b   Croquette, V ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^b INST DE BIOLOGIE PHYSICO CHIMIQUE   (France)

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EID: 9744276820     PISSN: 03784371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4371(98)00540-8     Document Type: Article

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