A mathematical approach to cytoskeletal assembly

European Biophysics Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 521-531

  Edelstein Keshet, Leah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actin bundles and networks; Actin filaments; Cytoskeleton; Filament length distribution; Mathematical modelling

Indexed keywords

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; BIOPHYSICS; CYTOSKELETON; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLYMERIZATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; BIOPOLYMERS; CYTOSKELETON; GELSOLIN; KINETICS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PROTEIN BINDING;

EID: 0031715906     PISSN: 01757571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002490050162     Document Type: Article

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