The in vitro motility assay: A window into the myosin molecular motor

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Warshaw, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0039470294     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1996.11.1.1     Document Type: Article

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