Structures of the Prokaryotic Mechanosensitive Channels MscL and MscS

Current Topics in Membranes

Volumn 58, Issue , 2007, Pages 1-24

  Steinbacher, Stefan ^a   Bass, Randal ^a   Strop, Pavel ^a   Rees, Douglas C ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

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EID: 34047126893     PISSN: 10635823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1063-5823(06)58001-9     Document Type: Review

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