Modelling and simulation of motility in actomyosin systems

Journal of Computational Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-86

  Bentil, Daniel E ^a  

^a University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

Actomyosin interaction; Langevin dynamics

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; FORCE; KINETICS; MODEL; MOTION; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SIMULATION;

EID: 0031901545     PISSN: 10665277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cmb.1998.5.73     Document Type: Article

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