Concentration dependence of variability in growth rates of microtubules

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 1809-1819

  Pedigo, Susan ^a   Williams Jr , Robley C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MICROTUBULE PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; AXONEME; BACTERIAL FLAGELLUM; CHLAMYDOMONAS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLYMERIZATION; GROWTH RATE; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NONHUMAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHLAMYDOMONAS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0036788612     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(02)73946-5     Document Type: Article

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