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. 1986 Jan;49(1):53–55. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(86)83590-1

Hydrated Macromolecular Assembly Structure Revealed by Freeze-Etch Stereo-Electron Microscopy

Spermidine-DNA Toruses and RNA Polymerase-DNA Complexes

Kenneth A Marx, George C Ruben
PMCID: PMC1329574  PMID: 19431647

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