The structural link between polymerization and sickle cell disease

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 265, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 475-479

  Mirchev, Rossen ^a   Ferrone, Frank A ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nucleation; Pathophysiology; Polymerization

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN S;

ARTICLE; GEOMETRY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA;

EID: 0031556954     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1996.0759     Document Type: Editorial

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