F-actin, a model polymer for semiflexible chains in dilute, semidilute, and liquid crystalline solutions

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 2 I, 1996, Pages 609-625

  Kas J ^a   Strey, H ^b   Tang, J X ^a   Finger, D ^a   Ezzell, R ^c   Sackmann, E ^b   Janmey, P A ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0030025568     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(96)79630-3     Document Type: Article

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