Novel approaches to the analysis of polysaccharide structures

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 556-562

  Brant, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYSACCHARIDE;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; CELL SURFACE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; MECHANICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; REVIEW;

EID: 0032872115     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(99)00005-6     Document Type: Review

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