Molecular simulation of the amyloid β-peptide Aβ-(1-40) of Alzheimer's disease

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 201-222

  Mager, Peter P ^a  

^a Research Group of Pharmacochemistry   (Germany)

Author keywords

A peptide; Conformation transitions; Molecular simulation; Morbus Alzheimer

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010589011     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927029808024178     Document Type: Article

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