Coherent microscopic picture for urea-induced denaturation of proteins.

Coherent microscopic picture for urea-induced denaturation of proteins.
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尿素诱导的蛋白质变性的相干显微镜图片。

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发表时间:
2012
影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
R. Zhou
R. Zhou
中科院分区:
化学3区
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作者:
Zaixing Yang;P. Xiu;Biyun Shi;Lan Hua;R. Zhou

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