Spider silk production

Bionanotechnology: Proteins to Nanodevices

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 61-78

  Lewis, Randolph V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

biophysical; fiber; flagelliform; major ampullate; minor ampullate; protein structure; Spider silk

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896400123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-4375-8_5     Document Type: Chapter

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