Insights into specific problems in protein folding using simple concepts

Advances in Chemical Physics

Volumn 120, Issue , 2002, Pages 35-76

  Thirumalai, D ^a   Klimov, D K ^a   Dima, R I ^a  

^a University of Maryland   (United States)

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EID: 2242465042     PISSN: 00652385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1002/0471224421.ch2     Document Type: Article

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