Fibrous composite structure in a spider silk
β Scribed by D. G. Stubbs; E. K. Tillinghast; M. A. Townley; N. A. Cherim
- Book ID
- 105126701
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 527 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-1042
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