Polymerization of rod-like macromolecular monomers studied by stopped- flow, multiangle light scattering: Set-up, data processing, and application to fibrin formation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 561-583

  Bernocco, Simonetta ^a,b   Ferri, Fabio ^c   Profumo, Aldo ^a   Cuniberti, Carla ^b   Rocco, Mattia ^a  

^a CENTRO DI BIOTECNOLOGIE AVANZATE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FIBRIN FORMATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIGHT SCATTERING; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033917886     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76317-X     Document Type: Article

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