The formation of fibrils by intertwining of filaments: Model and application to amyloid Aβ protein

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1157-1163

  Van Gestel, Jeroen ^a   De Leeuw, Simon W ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; AMYLOID A PROTEIN; AMYLOID ABETA PROTEIN; AMYLOID BETA PROTEIN; CARBON NANOTUBE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FIBER; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODEL; PROTEIN FOLDING;

EID: 33846798116     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.097535     Document Type: Article

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