Biochemistry of tropoelastin

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 258, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-18

  Vrhovski, Bernadette ^a   Weiss, Anthony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Elastin; Extracellular matrix; Lysyl oxidase; Microfibril associated glycoprotein; Tropoelastin

Indexed keywords

ELASTIN; PROTEIN LYSINE 6 OXIDASE; TROPOELASTIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ELASTIC FIBER; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; TROPOELASTIN;

EID: 0032533711     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1998.2580001.x     Document Type: Review

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