On electrochemically assisted protein crystallization and related methods

Crystal Growth and Design

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4194-4199

  Frontana Uribe, Bernardo A ^a   Moreno, Abel ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

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EID: 61549127551     PISSN: 15287483     EISSN: 15287505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/cg800731p     Document Type: Conference Paper

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