Conformational studies on polypeptide models of collagen. Poly(Gly-Pro-Val), poly(Gly-Pro-Met), poly(Gly-Val-Pro) and poly(Gly-Met-Pro)
β Scribed by GUANTIERI, V. ;TAMBURRO, A.M. ;CABROL, D. ;BROCH, H. ;VASILESCU, D.
- Book ID
- 115098584
- Publisher
- Wiley (Blackwell Publishing)
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 744 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0367-8377
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