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Amyloid
The Journal of Protein Folding Disorders
Volume 2, 1995 - Issue 1
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Original Article

Thioflavine T interaction with amyloid β-sheet structures

Pages 1-6 | Received 18 May 1994, Accepted 06 Oct 1994, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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