Growth velocities of branched actin networks

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 2907-2918

  Carlsson, A E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; DENSITY; FORCE; GROWTH RATE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; THICKNESS;

GOES;

EID: 0013160046     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(03)70018-6     Document Type: Article

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