F-actin-binding proteins

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 166-176

  McGough, Amy ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN BINDING PROTEIN; F ACTIN;

BINDING SITE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 0032054640     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(98)80034-1     Document Type: Article

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