Microtubules in interactions with endogenous d.c. and a.c. fields in living cells

Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergetics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 53-58

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^b CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Endogenous d.c. and a.c. fields; Intenctions; Living cells; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC PHENOMENA; CELLS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

DIPOLE DIPOLE INTERACTIONS; ENDOGENOUS ELECTRIC FIELDS; MICROTUBULES;

PROTEINS;

CELL MEMBRANE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIPOLE; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; MICROTUBULE; MODEL; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0030271378     PISSN: 03024598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0302-4598(96)01928-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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