Structural formation of huntingtin exon 1 aggregates probed by small-angle neutron scattering

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2504-2512

  Stanley, Christopher B ^a   Perevozchikova, Tatiana ^b   Berthelier, Valerie ^b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 79959682444     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2011.04.022     Document Type: Article

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