On quantum mechanical aspects of microtubules

International Journal of Modern Physics B

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 517-542

  Mavromatos, N E ^a   Nanopoulos, D V ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HOUSTON ADVANCED RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

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EID: 0010782461     PISSN: 02179792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0217979298000326     Document Type: Article

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