Molecular repair of the brain using self-assembling peptides

Chimica Oggi

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 42-45

  Ellis Behnke, Rutledge ^a,c,d   Kwok Fai, S O ^c,d   Zhang, Shuguang ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Massachusetts Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRICETINAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33749168553     PISSN: 0392839X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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