The mechanical properties of hydrated intermediate filaments: insights from hagfish slime threads.

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Published in Biophys J on September 01, 2003

Authors

Douglas S Fudge1, Kenn H Gardner, V Trevor Forsyth, Christian Riekel, John M Gosline

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z4, Canada. dfudge@interchange.ubc.edu

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