Synthetic spider silk: A modular fiber

Trends in Biotechnology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 374-379

  Hinman, Michael B ^a   Jones, Justin A ^a   Lewis, Randolph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE INSERTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SILK; SPIDER;

ANIMALIA; ARANEAE;

FIBER MODIFICATION; FIBER PROPERTY; GENETIC MODIFICATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SPIDER SILK;

EID: 0034284171     PISSN: 01677799     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7799(00)01481-5     Document Type: Review

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