Purple Matter, Membranes and 'Molecular Pumps' in Rhodopsin Research (1960s-1980s)

Journal of the History of Biology

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 331-368

  Grote, Mathias ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

"molecular machines"; biochemistry; biophysics; material substances; membranes; reactivity; rhodopsins; scientific objects

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84880763341     PISSN: 00225010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10739-012-9333-9     Document Type: Article

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