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The Structure of the Globular Proteins

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ON recent occasions a number of objections to the cyclol theory have been raised, to many of which replies have already been given, explicitly or implicity, in a number of publications, notably in Langmuir's lecture to the Physical Society on December 20, 19381. In view of the prominence which has been given to these criticisms, it seems desirable to summarize the replies.

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WRINCH, D. The Structure of the Globular Proteins. Nature 143, 482–483 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/143482a0

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