Nanoforms: A new type of protein-associated mineralization

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 63-74

  Vali, Hojatollah ^a   McKee, Marc D ^a   Çiftçioglu, Neva ^b   Sears, S Kelly ^a   Plows, Fiona L ^c   Chevet, Eric ^a   Ghiabi, Pegah ^a   Plavsic, Marc ^d   Kajander, E Olavi ^b   Zare, Richard N ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LIFE TECHNOLOGIES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGENIC MINERAL; MINERALIZATION; PROTEIN;

EID: 0035127799     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00525-1     Document Type: Article

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