The effect of molecular crowding on the stability of human c-MYC promoter sequence I-motif at neutral pH.

The effect of molecular crowding on the stability of human c-MYC promoter sequence I-motif at neutral pH.
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10.3390/molecules181012751
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2013-10-15
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Molecules (Basel, Switzerland)
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Lewis EA
Lewis EA
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Cui J;Waltman P;Le VH;Lewis EA

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