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High-resolution NMR characterization of a spider-silk mimetic composed of 15 tandem repeats and a CRGD motif
Article first published online: 2 DEC 2008
DOI: 10.1002/pro.12
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McLachlan, G. D., Slocik, J., Mantz, R., Kaplan, D., Cahill, S., Girvin, M. and Greenbaum, S. (2009), High-resolution NMR characterization of a spider-silk mimetic composed of 15 tandem repeats and a CRGD motif. Protein Science, 18: 206–216. doi: 10.1002/pro.12
Publication History
- Issue published online: 16 DEC 2008
- Article first published online: 2 DEC 2008
- Accepted manuscript online: 2 DEC 2008 12:00AM EST
- Manuscript Accepted: 21 OCT 2008
- Manuscript Revised: 20 OCT 2008
- Manuscript Received: 25 JUN 2006
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