The structure of proteoglycan aggregate determined by atomic force microscopy

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Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 273-276

  Yeh, Ming Long ^a   Luo, Zong Ping ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Cartilage; Proteoglycan; Proteoglycan aggregate; Tapping

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY IMAGING; PROTEOGLYCAN AGGREGATE;

CARTILAGE;

HYALURONIC ACID; PROTEOGLYCAN;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGGLOMERATION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 10144262564     PISSN: 01610457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sca.4950260604     Document Type: Article

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