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Structure of Hæmoglobin: A Three-Dimensional Fourier Synthesis at 5.5-Å. Resolution, Obtained by X-Ray Analysis

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    M. F. PERUTZ,  M. G. ROSSMANN, ANN F. CULLIS, HILARY MUIRHEAD &  GEORG WILL

  2. Medical Research Council External Staff, Davy Faraday Research Laboratory, Royal Institution, London, W.1

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PERUTZ, M., ROSSMANN, M., CULLIS, A. et al. Structure of Hæmoglobin: A Three-Dimensional Fourier Synthesis at 5.5-Å. Resolution, Obtained by X-Ray Analysis. Nature 185, 416–422 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/185416a0

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