Protein turbines I: The bacterial flagellar motor

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 703-721

  Elston, Timothy C ^a   Oster, George ^b  

^a CENTER FOR NONLINEAR STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; CILIARY MOTILITY; FLAGELLUM; ION TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SURFACE CHARGE; TORQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0030851377     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78104-9     Document Type: Article

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