The Persistence Length of DNA Is Reached from the Persistence Length of Its Null Isomer through an Internal Electrostatic Stretching Force
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biophysical Journal
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0006-3495
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.089029