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. 1982 Jan;37(1):187–188. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(82)84662-6

An Implication of the Structure of Bacteriorhodopsin

Globular Membrane Proteins are Stabilized by Polar Interactions

D M Engelman
PMCID: PMC1329117  PMID: 19431470

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