The cell's microtubules: Growth dynamics, ordering of dipoles and modes of energy propagation

Mathematics and Computers in Simulation

Volumn 40, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 425-442

  Tuszynski J A ^a   Sept, D ^a   Trpisova B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; DYNAMICS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GROWTH KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PHASE COMPOSITION; POLYSACCHARIDES; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CYTOSKELETON; DIPOLAR PHASES; ENERGY PROPAGATION; FILAMENTOUS SUBCELLULAR STRUCTURES; GROWTH DYNAMIC; MICROTUBULES; ORDERING OF DIPOLES; PROTEIN POLYMERS; SELF ORGANIZATION PHENOMENA;

CALCULATIONS;

EID: 0030123717     PISSN: 03784754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4754(95)00047-x     Document Type: Article

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