Collagen fibrillar structure in mineralized and nonmineralized tissues

Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 370-378

  Veis, Arthur ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyp Hydroxyproline; O Hydroxyproline

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001377014     PISSN: 13590286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-0286(97)80130-1     Document Type: Article

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