Keratin homogeneity in the tail feathers of Pavo cristatus and Pavo cristatus mut. alba

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 172, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-275

  Pabisch, S ^a   Puchegger, S ^a   Kirchner, H O K ^b   Weiss, I M ^b   Peterlik, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b INM LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR NEW MATERIALS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beta keratin; Peacock feather; Structure; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

KERATIN;

ARTICLE; BETA SHEET; BIRD; CRYSTAL; FEATHER; HYDROPHOBICITY; NONHUMAN; PAVO CRISTATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; X RAY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; BETA-KERATINS; FEATHERS; GALLIFORMES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AVES; PAVO CRISTATUS;

EID: 77958162201     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: 10958657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2010.07.003     Document Type: Article

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