Numerical analysis of the flux and force generated by a correlation ratchet mechanism

Journal of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 479-501

  Chiu, Chichia ^a   Peskin, Charles S ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlation ratchet; Mathematical biology; Modeling; Numerical analysis; Reaction diffusion equations

Indexed keywords

MOLECULAR MOTOR;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PHYSIOLOGY;

BIOMECHANICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MOLECULAR MOTOR PROTEINS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 0036582452     PISSN: 03036812     EISSN: 14321416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002850100129     Document Type: Article

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