Polymer-in-a-box mechanism for the thermal stabilization of collagen molecules in fibers

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 3243-3252

  Miles, Christopher A ^a   Ghelashvili, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; POLYMER; WATER;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; DEHYDRATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ENTHALPY; ENTROPY; HYDROGEN BOND; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RAT; TAIL; TENDON; THERMOSTABILITY; TRIPLE HELIX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033029015     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77476-X     Document Type: Article

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