Virus and Protein Crystal Growth on Earth and in Microgravity

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 1993, Pages B104-B112

  McPherson, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL GROWTH; CRYSTAL LATTICES; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; GRAVITATIONAL EFFECTS; VIRUSES;

DEGREE OF PERFECTION; MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALS; MICROGRAVITY; SELF-REGULATED GROWTH; VAPOR DIFFUSION;

PROTEINS;

EID: 0027642971     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/26/8B/016     Document Type: Article

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