The change of microtubule length caused by endogenous AC fields in cell

BioSystems

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 127-133

  Sataric M V ^a   Zakula R B ^b   Zekovic S ^b   Pokorny, J ^c   Fiala, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Endogenous AC fields; Kinklike excitations; Microtubule; u4 model

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CELL; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MICROTUBULE;

EID: 0029742461     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0303-2647(96)01610-3     Document Type: Article

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