Orientation of chemotactic cells and growth cones: Models and mechanisms

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 112, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2867-2874

  Meinhardt, Hans ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cell polarity; Chemotaxis; Dictyostelium; Growth cone; Pattern formation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CELL SURFACE; CHEMOTAXIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DICTYOSTELIUM; GROWTH CONE; LAMELLIPODIUM; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME;

DICTYOSTELIUM;

EID: 0032823984     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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