Elastic proteins: Biological roles and mechanical properties

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 357, Issue 1418, 2002, Pages 121-132

  Gosline, John ^a   Lillie, Margo ^a   Carrington, Emily ^a   Guerette, Paul ^a   Ortlepp, Christine ^a   Savage, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Byssal fibres; Collagen; Elastic proteins; Elastin; Mechanical design; Spider silks

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARANEAE;

COLLAGEN; ELASTIN; INSECT PROTEIN; SCLEROPROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOMECHANICS; BIVALVE; CHEMISTRY; ELASTICITY; REVIEW; SILK; SPIDER; TENDON;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; BIVALVIA; COLLAGEN; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX PROTEINS; INSECT PROTEINS; SILK; SPIDERS; TENDONS;

EID: 0037185940     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2001.1022     Document Type: Article

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