The self-assembly of keratin intermediate filaments into macrofibrils: Is this process mediated by a mesophase?

Current Applied Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 375-378

  McKinnon, A J ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Intermediate filaments; Keratin; Mesophase; Self assembly

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ORGANIC POLYMERS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SYNTHETIC FIBERS;

INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS (IF); KERATIN; MESOGENIC POLYMERS; MESOPHASE HYPOTHESIS;

WOOL;

CELLS; CONCENTRATION; FIBERS; POLYMERS; WOOL;

EID: 33744518044     PISSN: 15671739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2005.11.022     Document Type: Article

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