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. 1965 Mar;53(3):524–532. doi: 10.1073/pnas.53.3.524

RECOVERY OF SPECIFIC ACTIVITY AFTER COMPLETE UNFOLDING AND REDUCTION OF AN ANTIBODY FRAGMENT*

Philip L Whitney 1, Charles Tanford 1
PMCID: PMC336970  PMID: 14338230

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