Biology of spider silk

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 81-88

  Vollrath, Fritz ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Mechanical properties; Spider silk

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING; SILK; SPIDER; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 0032941532     PISSN: 01418130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-8130(98)00076-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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