The polymerization motor

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Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-28

  Theriot, Julie A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Brownian ratchet; Force generation; Microtubule; Protein polymerization

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BIOPOLYMER; MOLECULAR MOTOR;

BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL MOTION; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; METABOLISM; MICROTUBULE; REVIEW; THERMODYNAMICS;

ACTINS; BIOPOLYMERS; CELL MOVEMENT; ENERGY TRANSFER; KINETICS; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033754902     PISSN: 13989219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0854.2000.010104.x     Document Type: Article

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