Diffusion inside microtubules

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 514-520

  Odde, David ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adsorption; Antibody; Taxol; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIFFUSION; DRUG BINDING SITE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MICROTUBULE; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, PHYTOGENIC; BINDING SITES; BIOPHYSICS; DIFFUSION; DIMERIZATION; KINETICS; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PACLITAXEL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TUBULIN;

EID: 0031687778     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050161     Document Type: Article

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