Mechanics and models of the myosin motor

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 355, Issue 1396, 2000, Pages 433-440

  Huxley, A F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Molecular motors; Motor proteins; Muscle contraction mechanism; Myosin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034728937     PISSN: 09628436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rstb.2000.0584     Document Type: Conference Paper

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