Physical Methods for Studies of Fiber Formation and Structure

Protein Folding Handbook

Volumn 1, Issue , 2008, Pages 197-253

  Scheibel, Thomas ^a   Serpell, Louise ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Blennocampinae; Collagens; Nematinae; Silks; X ray

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889813074     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527619498.ch39     Document Type: Chapter

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