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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 20, 2013 - Issue 4
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Research Article

Amyloid fibril formation by a normally folded protein in the absence of denaturants and agitation

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Pages 226-232 | Received 08 May 2013, Accepted 24 Jul 2013, Published online: 20 Sep 2013

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