Selected physical issues in the structure and function of microtubules

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 94-106

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRIC FIELD; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031001512     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1997.3843     Document Type: Conference Paper

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