Thermally induced aggregation of human transferrin receptor studied by light-scattering techniques

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 1117-1125

  Schüler, Jens ^a   Frank, Joachim ^a   Saenger, Wolfram ^a   Georgalis, Yannis ^a  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CAPPING PHENOMENON; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENTHALPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRODYNAMICS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHASE TRANSITION; SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0343974767     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)76962-6     Document Type: Article

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