Physics of protein folding

Physics of Life Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-56

  Finkelstein, A V ^a   Galzitskaya, O V ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF PROTEIN RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 3042638519     PISSN: 15710645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plrev.2004.03.001     Document Type: Review

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