Polymer motors: Pushing out the front and pulling up the back

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2003, Pages

  Mogilner, Alex ^a   Oster, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0141504153     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.08.050     Document Type: Review

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