The mechanochemistry of molecular motors

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 541-556

  Keller, David ^a,b   Bustamante, Carlos ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; FORCE; HUMAN; KINETICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOTION; NONHUMAN; REACTION ANALYSIS; STOCHASTIC MODEL;

EID: 0034111877     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(00)76615-X     Document Type: Article

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