Determining the crystal structure of fibrinogen

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 683-689

  Doolittle, Russell F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal structures; Fibrin; Fibrinogen; Fragment D

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; FIBRINOGEN;

ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CHICKEN; COMPETITION; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXPERIENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNCHROTRON; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CRYSTALLIZATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; FIBRINOGEN; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 13244284791     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7933.2004.00664.x     Document Type: Article

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