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. 1979 Jan;76(1):194. doi: 10.1073/pnas.76.1.194

Is there a “hydrophobic effect”?

Joel H Hildebrand 1
PMCID: PMC382903  PMID: 16592606

Abstract

This paper presents facts that disagree with the hypothesis of “a hydrophobic effect.”

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Selected References

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