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Atomic Scale Structural Studies of Macromolecular Assemblies by Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
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Atomic Scale Structural Studies of Macromolecular Assemblies by Solid-state Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

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Supernovae, neutron stars and biomolecular chirality

W A Bonner, E Rubenstein

    Bio Systems
    |January 1, 1987
    PubMed

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