Hybridization kinetics and thermodynamics of molecular beacons.

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Published in Nucleic Acids Res on February 15, 2003

Authors

Andrew Tsourkas1, Mark A Behlke, Scott D Rose, Gang Bao

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA.

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