Structure and interactions of aggrecans: Statistical thermodynamic approach

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 4570-4583

  Nap, Rikkert J ^a   Szleifer, Igal ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRECAN;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

AGGRECANS; BINDING SITES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 58149220770     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.108.133801     Document Type: Article

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