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Apparent Transformation of Collagen Fibrils into ‘Elastin’

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    D. BURTON,  D. A. HALL,  M. K. KEECH,  R. REED,  H. SAXL,  R. E. TUNBRIDGE &  M. J. WOOD

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BURTON, D., HALL, D., KEECH, M. et al. Apparent Transformation of Collagen Fibrils into ‘Elastin’. Nature 176, 966–969 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1038/176966a0

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