GNNQQNY - Investigation of early steps during amyloid formation

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1038-1045

  Reddy, Allam S ^a   Chopra, Manan ^a   De Pablo, Juan J ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

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EID: 77949612059     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.10.057     Document Type: Article

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