Inhibition of protein aggregation in vitro and in vivo by a natural osmoprotectant.

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Published in Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A on August 09, 2006

Authors

Zoya Ignatova1, Lila M Gierasch

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.

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