Phase diagrams describing fibrillization by polyalanine peptides

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 4122-4134

  Nguyen, Hung D ^a   Hall, Carol K ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; PEPTIDE; POLYANILINE;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PRION DISEASE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 10044280719     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.104.047159     Document Type: Article

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