Monte Carlo analysis of obstructed diffusion in three dimensions: Application to molecular diffusion in organelles

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 2722-2730

  Ölveczky, Bence P ^a   Verkman, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLEACHING; CALCULATION; CELL ORGANELLE; DIFFUSION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; FLUORESCENCE; MITOCHONDRION; SIMULATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031968609     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77978-0     Document Type: Article

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