Biology under extreme conditions

High Pressure Research

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-66

  Heremans, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aggregation; Fibril formation; Phase diagram; Pressure; Proteins

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYDRATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; LIPIDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PHASE DIAGRAMS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLUTIONS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOSTATS;

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; ENERGY FLOW; FIBRIL FORMATION; GENE EXPRESSION;

PROTEINS;

EID: 4644297973     PISSN: 08957959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08957950310001635828     Document Type: Conference Paper

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