Nucleation and Growth of Macrofibrils in Trichocyte (Hard-Alpha) Keratins

    June 2003 in “ Journal of Structural Biology ”
    Russell Fraser, George E. Rogers, David Parry
    Studysummary This study suggests that varying intersheet interactions may explain the differences between the two polymorphic forms of macrofibril assembly in Merino wool and hair.
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    Research cited in this study 4

    1. Structural Changes in Trichocyte Keratin Intermediate Filaments During Keratinization Journal of Structural Biology · 2003
    2. Formation and Structure of Human Hair Birkhäuser Basel eBooks · 1995
    3. The Proteins of Hair and Other Hard Alpha-Keratins 1990
    4. Electron Microscope Studies of Hair and Wool Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1959

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