Modulating conformational factors in transthyretin amyloid

CIBA Foundation Symposia

Volumn , Issue 199, 1996, Pages 47-57

  Saraiva, M J M ^a   Almeida, M R ^a   Alves, I L ^a   Bonifacio, M J ^a   Damas, A M ^a   Palha, J A ^a   Goldsteins, G ^b   Lundgren, E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL DE SANTO ANTÓNIO   (Portugal)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; AMYLOID PREALBUMIN; PREALBUMIN; TRANSTHYRETIN RELATED AMYLOID FIBRIL PROTEIN, HUMAN; TRANSTHYRETIN-RELATED AMYLOID FIBRIL PROTEIN, HUMAN;

AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMANS; MUTATION; PREALBUMIN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0030345867     PISSN: 03005208     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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