Statics, metastable states, and barriers in protein folding: A replica variational approach

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 4562-4577

  Takada, Shoji ^a   Wolynes, Peter G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0001364489     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.55.4562     Document Type: Article

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