Cholesterol crystallite nucleation in supersaturated model biles from a thermodynamic standpoint
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0925-4439
DOI: 10.1016/s0925-4439(02)00098-4