Static equilibrium configurations of a model red blood cell

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1977, Pages 149-169

  Jenkins, J T ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCYTE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BIOMECHANICS; CELL MEMBRANE; ERYTHROCYTES; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0017644098     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00275981     Document Type: Article

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