NMR spectroscopy reveals the presence and association of lipids and keratin in adhesive gecko setae

Scientific Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Jain, Dharamdeep ^a   Stark, Alyssa Y ^b   Niewiarowski, Peter H ^b   Miyoshi, Toshikazu ^a   Dhinojwala, Ali ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KERATIN; LIPID;

ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REPTILE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SKIN; THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, THIN LAYER; KERATINS; LIPIDS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE, BIOMOLECULAR; REPTILES; SKIN;

EID: 84928742069     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep09594     Document Type: Article

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