Controlling the geometry and the coupling strength of the oscillator system in plasmodium of Physarum polycephalum by microfabricated structure

Protoplasma

Volumn 210, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 164-171

  Takamatsu, A ^a,d   Fujii, T ^a,e   Yokota, H ^b,f   Hosokawa, K ^a,g   Higuchi, T ^b,c   Endo, I ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b KANAGAWA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d Biochemical Systems Laboratory   (Japan)

^e INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^f Rikagaku Kenkyusho   (Japan)

^g NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cell patterning; Coupled oscillators; Microfabrication; Physarum polycephalum; Plasmodium; Three dimensional internal structure microscope

Indexed keywords

MICROFABRICATION; MICROSCOPY; PLASMODIUM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM;

EID: 0034013528     PISSN: 0033183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01276856     Document Type: Article

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