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Protein Nanomechanics — as Studied by AFM Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy

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Carrión-Vázquez, M. et al. (2006). Protein Nanomechanics — as Studied by AFM Single-Molecule Force Spectroscopy. In: Arrondo, J.L.R., Alonso, A. (eds) Advanced Techniques in Biophysics. Springer Series in Biophysics, vol 10. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30786-9_8

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