Molecular basis for the extensibility of elastin

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 561-573

  Li, Bin ^a   Daggett, Valerie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; ELASTIN; GLYCINE; LYSINE; PROLINE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TROPOELASTIN; VALINE; WATER;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; HUMAN; HYDROGEN BOND; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIMULATION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTICITY; ELASTIN; ENTROPY; HUMANS; HYDROGEN BONDING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; WATER;

EID: 0037569589     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023474909980     Document Type: Review

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