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Research Article

Amelogenin Self-Assembly and the Role of the Proline Located within the Carboxyl-Teleopeptide

Michael L. Paine University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Hong-Jun Wang University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Malcolm L. Snead University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pages 52-57 | Published online: 06 Aug 2009

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