Atomic model of a myosin filament in the relaxed state
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Woodhead, J. L., Zhao, F.-Q., Craig, R., Egelman, E. H., Alamo, L., & Padrón, R. (2005). Atomic model of a myosin filament in the relaxed state. Nature, 436(7054), 1195–1199.

Authors 6
  1. John L. Woodhead (first)
  2. Fa-Qing Zhao (additional)
  3. Roger Craig (additional)
  4. Edward H. Egelman (additional)
  5. Lorenzo Alamo (additional)
  6. Raúl Padrón (additional)
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@article{Woodhead_2005, title={Atomic model of a myosin filament in the relaxed state}, volume={436}, ISSN={1476-4687}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature03920}, DOI={10.1038/nature03920}, number={7054}, journal={Nature}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Woodhead, John L. and Zhao, Fa-Qing and Craig, Roger and Egelman, Edward H. and Alamo, Lorenzo and Padrón, Raúl}, year={2005}, month=aug, pages={1195–1199} }