Structure and function of the silk production pathway in the spider Nephila edulis

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 243-249

  Vollrath, F ^a,b   Knight, D P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Drawing; Extrusion; Microscopy; Structural material

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CUTICLE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; SILK; SPIDER; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

EID: 0032935646     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-8130(98)00095-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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