Homogeneous nucleation in sickle hemoglobin: Stochastic measurements with a parallel method

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 343-352

  Cao, Zhiqi ^a   Ferrone, Frank A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN S; MONOMER; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; ENTHALPY; PHOTOLYSIS; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0031026601     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78673-9     Document Type: Article

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