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The distribution of water in calcified turkey leg tendon

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X-ray diffraction and water sorption data are presented which show that the extracellular water in calcified turkey leg tendon is associated principally with the collagen component.

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  1. D. R. Lundy

    Present address: Forensic Branch, ATF, Treasury Department, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 20226, Washington, DC, USA

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  1. Molecular Structure Section, Laboratory of Biological Structure, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, 20014, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    E. D. Eanes, G. N. Martin & D. R. Lundy

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Eanes, E.D., Martin, G.N. & Lundy, D.R. The distribution of water in calcified turkey leg tendon. Calc. Tis Res. 20, 313–316 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02546418

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