The kinetics of nucleated polymerizations at high concentrations: Amyloid fibril formation near and above the "supercritical concentration"

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 122-132

  Powers, Evan T ^a   Powers, David L ^b  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; MONOMER; OLIGOMER; PROTEIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DISSOCIATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; FIBER; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHENOMENOLOGY; POLYMERIZATION;

EID: 33745757474     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.105.073767     Document Type: Article

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