Association thermodynamics and conformational stability of β-sheet amyloid β (17-42) oligomers: Effects of E22Q (Dutch) mutation and charge neutralization

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 282-296

  Blinov, Nikolay ^a,b   Dorosh, Lyudmyla ^a   Wishart, David ^a,b   Kovalenko, Andriy ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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EID: 77049110546     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.09.062     Document Type: Article

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