Mapping conformational ensembles of aβ oligomers in molecular dynamics simulations

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1949-1958

  Kim, Seongwon ^a   Takeda, Takako ^a   Klimov, Dmitri K ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957329138     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2010.07.008     Document Type: Article

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