Disulfide Crosslinked Hydrogels Made From the Hydra Stinging Cell Protein, Minicollagen-1
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A switch in disulfide linkage during minicollagen assembly in Hydra nematocysts.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Chemistry
سال: 2020
ISSN: 2296-2646
DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2019.00950