Elastin

Advances in Protein Chemistry

Volumn 70, Issue , 2005, Pages 437-461

  Mithieux, Suzanne M ^a   Weiss, Anthony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIAL; ELASTIN; TROPOELASTIN;

ARTERY; CARTILAGE; COACERVATION; CROSS LINKING; ELASTIC FIBER; ELASTICITY; FIBER; GENE; HUMAN; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; LIGAMENT; LUNG; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS MODEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SKIN; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TENDON;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 17444380093     PISSN: 00653233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-3233(05)70013-9     Document Type: Article

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